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Prodigious Props: Collins Aerospace Receives Additional C-130 NP2000 Propeller Upgrade and Support Awards From U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Navy

Collins Aerospace has received additional contracts worth over $300 million total to provide NP2000 propeller upgrades for C-130 aircraft of the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Navy. The NP2000 system offers improvements in operational performance, reduction in maintenance costs, increased thrust, and noise reduction compared to legacy systems. Collins Aerospace will support NP2000 upgrades for 36 ANG C-130H aircraft and 24 Navy C/KC-130T aircraft.

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Prodigious Props: Collins Aerospace Receives Additional C-130 NP2000 Propeller Upgrade and Support Awards From U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Navy

Collins Aerospace has received additional contracts worth over $300 million total to provide NP2000 propeller upgrades for C-130 aircraft of the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Navy. The NP2000 system offers improvements in operational performance, reduction in maintenance costs, increased thrust, and noise reduction compared to legacy systems. Collins Aerospace will support NP2000 upgrades for 36 ANG C-130H aircraft and 24 Navy C/KC-130T aircraft.

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News Release

Prodigious props: Collins Aerospace receives additional C-130 NP2000 propeller


upgrade and support awards from U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Navy

• NP2000 propeller system includes more intelligent and more electric technologies to help the services
improve operational performance, while reducing maintenance time and cost
• Total value of ANG and NAVAIR awards Collins Aerospace has received to date exceeds $300 million

PARIS (June 18, 2019) – Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has
been awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to support NP2000 propeller
upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft for the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG). This is in addition to
the 12 NP2000 propeller upgrades Collins Aerospace has already completed, bringing the total number of C-
130H ANG upgrades the company has been awarded to 36.

Collins Aerospace was previously awarded a contract to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed
Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Today, the company
also announced a new $25 million long-term repair contract with Naval Supply Systems Command to support
maintenance of the NP2000’s electronic propeller control system (EPCS).

The total value of the ANG and NAVAIR awards Collins Aerospace has received to date exceeds $300 million.

With its more intelligent and more electric technologies, Collins Aerospace’s NP2000 propeller system will help
the ANG and NAVAIR improve operational performance, while reducing maintenance time and cost. With its
eight composite blades and digital EPCS, the NP2000 offers the following benefits to operators compared to
legacy systems:

• Reduction in vibration and interior noise (approximately 15db sound reduction in the cockpit)
• Thrust increase (approximately 20 percent increase in low-speed acceleration)

Unlike the C-130’s existing system, the NP2000 allows operators to remove and replace individual blades on-
wing, without removing the entire propeller system. This enhancement provides critical value to operators by
significantly reducing maintenance time and cost, while increasing the aircraft’s availability. As an upgrade for
the C-130’s legacy mechanical control system from the 1960s, the EPCS improves speed holding and blade
synchronization. These innovations provide greater comfort and safety for the crew as well as valuable fault
diagnostics for aircraft maintenance teams.

In addition to the C-130, the NP2000 has been in service on the Northrop Grumman E-2 and C-2 since 2004,
and is planned for use on the Lockheed Martin P-3.

“Collins Aerospace’s NP2000 continues to earn orders because it provides operators with a winning
combination—increased performance and decreased maintenance,” said Propeller Systems General Manager
Jean-Francois Chanut. “We are honored to support the U.S. Air National Guard and the U.S. Navy, and we look
forward to continuing to work with them to enhance the operational efficiency of their C-130 fleets.”

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is a leader in technologically
advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Created in 2018 by bringing
together UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins, Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive
portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving
global market. For more information, visit CollinsAerospace.com.

NAVAIR Public Release 2019-498. Distribution Statement A – “Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited”
About United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services
to the building and aerospace industries. By combining a passion for science with precision engineering, the
company is creating smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. For more information about the company,
visit our website at www.utc.com or follow us on Twitter: @UTC

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited
to changes in government procurement priorities and practices, budget plans and availability of funding, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced
technologies, and the realization of the anticipated benefits associated with those advanced technologies; as
well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United
Technologies Corp.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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Media Contact
Al Killeffer
+1.704.307.5284
[email protected]
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Pam Tvrdy-Cleary (on-site at Paris Air Show)


+1.319.431.0951
[email protected]

Herve Tilloy (on-site at Paris Air Show)


+ 33 6 81 69 64 64
[email protected]

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