Defence Equipment and Support

Hercules Tristar Team

The Hercules Tristar Team is responsible for providing airworthiness, engineering and equipment support for the Hercules C130J, C130K and the Tristar L-1011 aircraft. The team also manages aerial delivery and airborne forces equipment.

Hercules

RAF Hercules

The Hercules Tristar Team supports the worldwide operations of RAF Hercules and TriStar aircraft, together with airborne delivery and airborne forces equipment.

The team also manages two through-life partnered contracts with Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge. These are the Hercules Integrated Operational Support and Tristar Integrated Operational Support contracts. The team also manages a total support package for aerial delivery/airborne forces equipment.

Current Activities

Strategic and tactical delivery of UK forces, weapon and support to theatres world-wide including aerial delivery of equipment and troops with particular focus on Operation Herrick.

Additional peace time tasks include humanitarian missions, aero medical tasks and support of operations and exercises.





Page updated 22 September 2011


Team Quick Facts

Team Leader : Group Captain Graham Russell

Key Facts

  • Lockheed Tristar L-1101 9 aircraft
  • Lockheed Hercules C130K 11 aircraft
  • Lockheed Hercules C130J 24 aircraft

Team Contact Details:


Mick Fenton
HTPT Business Manager
Walnut 3C
Mail Point #1336
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH

Pam Dugdale
HTPT BM-Projects
Hangar 2 Admin Building
Marshall Aerospace
Newmarket Road
Cambridge
CB5 8RX

Key Events

Jun 2006 - HIOS Contract awarded

Jun 2006 - HIOS team start to relocate from RAF Wyton to Marshalls Aerospace in Cambridge

Nov 2008 - TRIOS contract awarded

April 2010 - TRIOS team, along with some support functions, start to relocate from RAF Wyton to Marshalls Aerospace in Cambridge

Feb 2011 - Remainder of team collocate from RAF Wyton to MOD Abbey Wood

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