FAdeA completes first overhaul, modernization of C-130

Argentina’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (FAdeA) has completed its first overhaul and upgrade of a C-130 for the Argentine Air Force.

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The modernization involves five aircraft and the first C-130 was modified by L-3 last April.

FAdeA took 18 months to complete the job on C-130, # TC-61. All three other C-130s will be upgraded between now and 2019.