Hercules Aircraft Work Said To Be In Jeopardy
April 23 2010
A New Zealand firm has suggested it no longer wants to participate in the upgrade of C-130 Hercules for the government, reports Radio New Zealand.
Work scheduled for Safe Air, based in Blenheim, on the Hercules life-extension program was delayed two years because of software problems and the company subsequently was forced to lay off 92 personnel, reported Defense News.
The company was set to upgrade three of the transport aircraft, with the first two to be completed by L-3...
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