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Raytheon to upgrade C-130 radios

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A C-130H from the 189th Airlift Wing flies near Pinnacle Mountain in Arkansas June 8, 2015. The 314th Airlift Wing, from Air Education and Training Command, and the 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, provide the foundation of combat airlift with initial training in the C-130J and C-130H aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Poe)

Raytheon has been awarded a $29.6 million Air Force contract to upgrade C-130H radios.

The contract calls for 178 transports to receive MXF-626K VHF radios. “The upgrade ensures C-130 radios comply with newly adopted European Air Traffic Management requirements by providing 8.33 kilohertz channel spacing in the range of 118 to 137 megahertz,” said a Raytheon news release.

The MXF-626K ARC-186 radios currently installed on the C-130H. The new radios are capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground communications, including SINCGARS (single channel ground and air radio system) traffic.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.