Maintenance and Modifications
U.S. Army C-12 Marks 1,000th Garmin King Air Retrofit
Stevens Aerospace installed G1000 NXi avionics and Garmin Autothrottle
Army and industry officials stand with a U.S. Army C-12 Huron in a hangar.
Industry and U.S. Army officials gather at a Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems hangar on October 6 to mark the delivery of the 1,000th Garmin G1000 King Air retrofit. The milestone airplane is an Army C-12 Huron upgraded with G1000 NXi avionics and Garmin Autothrottle.

A U.S. Army C-12 Huron, the military version of the Beechcraft King Air turboprop twin, has become the 1,000th King Air to receive Garmin’s G1000 integrated avionics retrofit. Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems of Greenville, South Carolina, upgraded the Huron with G1000 NXi avionics and Garmin Autothrottle, and Army officials accepted the airplane during an October 6 event at Stevens.

As part of an avionics modernization effort to keep its C-12 fleet mission-ready through 2050, the Army has upgraded more than 40 Hurons with G1000 NXi, with Stevens holding the installation contract. Stevens senior v-p Jim Williams said Army crews report lower cockpit workload with the retrofit and Autothrottle.

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