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SAI's programs share one principle: take an aircraft operators already depend on, and give it the range, payload, systems, and service life of something far newer.

Flagship · Airlift Modernization

C-130M

A complete modernization of the C-130 — new-generation engines and propellers, a two-crew glass cockpit, and structural and aerodynamic upgrades. The result performs like a far newer aircraft while preserving everything that made the Hercules the standard for tactical airlift.

  • +RangeExtended reach
  • +PayloadGreater lift
  • 2-CrewGlass cockpit
  • +30 yrsService life
C-130M modernized aircraft in flight
Short-Field Performance

STOL Herk

A short take-off and landing configuration of the C-130, combining aerodynamic high-lift work with propulsion upgrades to operate from shorter, rougher fields at high weights — opening up austere and assault-runway operations the standard aircraft can't reach.

  • STOLShort-field ops
  • High-liftAero modification
  • AssaultAustere runways
  • Flight-testedCompany aircraft
SAI STOL Herk on a test flight, photographed air-to-air from a chase aircraft
Avionics · Flight Deck

Glass Cockpit

A clean-sheet flight deck that retires legacy analog instruments in favor of modern multifunction displays. SAI's cockpit program reduces crew workload, enables a smaller flight crew, and brings the aircraft into compliance with current navigation, communication, and surveillance requirements.

  • MFDModern displays
  • −WorkloadCrew efficiency
  • CompliantNav / comm / surv
  • CertifiedFAA approved
Legacy analog C-130 flight deck — the baseline SAI modernizesBefore · Legacy analog deck
Clean-Sheet · New Cargo Aircraft

SA-200 Series

Beyond modernization, SAI's engineering pedigree extends to original aircraft. The SA-200 series is a new cargo aircraft concept that applies the company's whole-aircraft design and certification capability to a purpose-built airlifter for the next generation of operators.

  • New-buildClean-sheet design
  • CargoPurpose-built
  • SeriesScalable family
  • In-houseDesign to cert
Concept · Details on request
Industry Leadership

We didn't follow the industry — we led it.

SAI's engineering has spanned far more than the Hercules — including jet-trainer modernization, airliner conversion, and regional-aircraft upgrade programs.

C-130 A / E / HT-37 TrainerB-727 ConversionEMB 120KSA-200 Series
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