Quickstep reports on-time C-130J flap delivery record

Quickstep Holdings (New South Wales, Australia), an aerospace composites business, has delivered its 200th shipset of composite wing flaps for the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Quickstep has a five-year contract in place with Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, Md., U.S.) to provide wing flaps for the C-130J through to 2024.

“We are a proud supplier to Lockheed Martin on this critical global program and have delivered our 200th shipset of C-130J wing flaps,” says Quickstep’s CEO and managing director, Mark Burgess. “Lockheed Martin, through its support of sustainable industry development in Australia, allows us to continue to develop world-class competencies.”

Quickstep reports that it has delivered all the contracted C-130J parts 100% on time to the customer’s agreed dates while meeting the quality standards required by Lockheed Martin.

Quickstep also supplies a wide range of composite parts for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and announced the supply of its 10,000th part to that global program back in 2020. Quickstep also completed the acquisition of the former Boeing aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability based in Tullamarine, Australia, in November 2020, launching its new Quickstep Aerospace Services business.

“The outlook for Quickstep is very positive,” Burgess adds. “Building on our strong technology base, manufacturing capability and now aftermarket services, Quickstep is well positioned for the next phase of growth across our product and services portfolio.”