WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The contract includes post-production, full aircraft maintenance, logistics support and materials for Marine Corps Reserve C-12 and US Navy TC-12B trainer aircraft, the Defense Department explained.
"L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace [of] Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $302.2 million… contract for logistics services in support of the C-12 utility lift aircraft," the announcement stated on Wednesday.
The C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft based on the Beechcraft Super King Air and Beechcraft 1900.
C-12 variants are used by the US Air Force, Army and Marine Corps.
The aircraft are used for embassy support, medical evacuation passenger and light cargo transport. Some aircraft are modified with surveillance systems for various missions.
