{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167211","rtpr_id":"nPn5PQg9Ya-20261013","ticker":"GRMN","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["GRMN"],"title":"Garmin marks 1,000th King Air retrofit with G1000 integrated flight deck delivered to the U.S. Army","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:59:00.304Z","article_body":"Garmin marks 1,000th King Air retrofit with G1000 integrated flight deck delivered to the U.S. Army\nPR Newswire\n\nOLATHE, Kan., Oct. 13, 2026\n\nMilestone G1000 NXi installation with Autothrottle completed by Stevens\nAerospace & Defense\n\nOLATHE, Kan., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- /PR Newswire – Garmin (NYSE:\nGRMN) today announced the delivery of its 1,000(th) G1000(®) integrated\nflight deck retrofit for King Air aircraft, marking a significant milestone\nfor the most successful flight deck retrofit program in aviation history. By\nreplacing aging avionics with a modern, fully integrated flight deck, the\nupgrade gives the proven King Air aircraft new life, helping operators extend\ntheir useful service while gaining advanced capabilities, improved reliability\nand a much more modern flight deck experience.\n\n\"Reaching 1,000 King Air retrofits is a testament to the enduring value of\nthis program and the trust customers place in Garmin and our authorized dealer\nnetwork. From the original G1000 installation to today's G1000 NXi platform\nwith advanced capabilities such as Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland, we have\ncontinued to expand the program to serve King Air operators and missions\naround the world.\"\n– Carl Wolf, Garmin Vice President Aviation Sales, Marketing, Programs &\nSupport\n\nThe milestone aircraft, a U.S. Army C-12 Huron, was upgraded by Stevens\nAerospace and Defense with G1000 NXi and Garmin Autothrottle. The delivery\nunderscores the long-standing success of Garmin's King Air retrofit program\nand its ability to provide commercial off-the-shelf avionics solutions for\ndefense missions. The U.S. Army has upgraded more than 40 C-12 Huron aircraft\nwith G1000 NXi thus far, standardizing the fleet with modern, integrated\navionics. The 1,000th retrofit was delivered to the U.S. Army during an Oct. 6\ncelebration at Stevens Aerospace and Defense.\n\n\"To maintain mission readiness of the U.S. Army's C-12 fleet through 2050, the\nArmy initiated a comprehensive avionics modernization effort. The Garmin G1000\nNXi was selected as the fleet's next-generation avionics solution, and Stevens\nAerospace and Defense Systems was awarded the contract to perform the\nupgrades. Feedback from Army aircrews has been overwhelmingly positive.\nWarfighters report that the Garmin retrofit, enhanced by the Autothrottle\nsystem, reduces cockpit workload, improves ease of operation, and delivers\noutstanding flight performance, helping ensure the C-12 remains a capable and\nmission-ready platform for decades to come.\"\n– Jim Williams, Senior Vice President at Stevens Aerospace\n\n\"The 1,000th Garmin G1000 cockpit installation is more than an industry\nmilestone—it is a tangible example of Army Aviation's continuous\ntransformation and commitment to delivering ready, resilient capability to the\nforce. By replacing aging analog systems with reliable, data-enabled G1000\ntechnology, we are mitigating obsolescence, reducing lifecycle maintenance\nburdens, and improving operational readiness. This modernization gives fixed\nwing Army Aviators enhanced situational awareness and decision advantage while\nreducing cognitive workload, enabling them to execute complex missions more\neffectively in demanding and contested operational environments. This\nachievement reflects the strength of our industrial triad—Stevens Aerospace,\nGarmin, and Amentum—and demonstrates how government and industry can rapidly\ndeliver modernized capability that positions Army Aviation for the future\nfight.\"\n– LTC (P) James B. Hickey, Project Manager, Fixed Wing\n\nGarmin received the first supplemental type certificate for a King Air G1000\nretrofit in November 2007 and evolved with the January 2017 certification of\nG1000 NXi. Since then, the program has expanded across multiple King Air\nvariants, including the C90A/B, 200, B200, 300 and 350 series and C-12\nvariants.\n\nKing Air G1000 and G1000 NXi upgrades have been completed around the world,\nsupported by foreign certification validations that make the modernized flight\ndeck available to operators across a broad range of missions. The retrofit\nreplaces legacy avionics with a fully integrated flight deck, including\nlarge-screen displays, reducing pilot workload and adding confidence in the\ncockpit through safety-enhancing features.\n\nMore recently, Garmin has introduced additional capabilities for eligible King\nAir aircraft, including Autothrottle and Autoland. Garmin Autothrottle\nautomatically manages engine power from takeoff through landing to reduce crew\nworkload. It helps maintain selected airspeeds and flight management system\nspeed constraints, protects against potential interstage turbine temperature\nand torque exceedances, accounts for flap and landing gear position, responds\nto overspeed and underspeed conditions, and adjusts power following an engine\nfailure. On properly equipped King Air aircraft, Garmin Autoland can take\ncontrol of the aircraft if the crew is no longer able to perform their duties.\nThe system selects a suitable airport, communicates with air traffic control,\nnavigates to the airport, lands the aircraft and shuts down the engines, all\nwithout human intervention.\n\nWith the G1000 NXi retrofit solution, King Air owners can take advantage of\nfeatures like Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) that includes a 3D\nexocentric view of the SafeTaxi(®) airport environment to aid situational\nawareness while taxiing. SVT also displays 3D building footprints and\nincreases topographical clarity, sharpened water and terrain boundaries,\nimproved obstacle and powerlines display, enhanced runway and airport sign\ndepiction and more. The system also includes Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) as a\nstandard feature that is enabled automatically, in the event of a loss of\naircraft pressurization.\n\nAdding on to Garmin's revolutionary electronic stability and protection\n(ESP™) technology, one engine inoperative ESP assists the pilot in\nmaintaining control in the event of a single engine failure. ESP pitch and\nroll limits will adjust to prevent excessive pitch or bank angles while the\npilot performs single engine procedures.\n\nLater this year, Garmin expects to certify Autothrottle and Garmin Autoland\nfor King Air aircraft with increased gross weight STCs up to 16,500lbs. For\nadditional information about G1000 and G1000 NXi upgrades for King Air\naircraft, visit Garmin.com/KingAir\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1541949642&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbuy.garmin.com%252Fen-US%252FUS%252Fp%252F587311%26esheet%3D51695856%26newsitemid%3D20171009005285%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dwww.garmin.com%252Fkingair%26index%3D1%26md5%3D0b4a5d9b1093f3397df54706d937e47f&a=Garmin.com%2FKingAir)\n.\n\nGarmin products and services have revolutionized flight and become essential\nto the lives of pilots and aircraft owners and operators around the world. A\nleading provider of solutions to general aviation, business aviation,\nrotorcraft, advanced air mobility, government and defense, and commercial air\ncarrier customers, Garmin believes every day is an opportunity to innovate.\nRecipient of the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for Garmin Autoland\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=3052505356&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-release%2Faviation%2Fgarmin-autoland-wins-prestigious-robert-j-collier-trophy%2F&a=Robert+J.+Collier+Trophy+for+Garmin+Autoland)\n, Garmin developed the world's first certified autonomous system that\nactivates during an emergency to control and land an aircraft without human\nintervention. Visit the Garmin Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1488276458&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.garmin.com%2Fhome%2Fdefault.aspx&a=Newsroom)\n, email our media team (mailto:media.relations@garmin.com) , connect with\n@garminaviation on social, or follow our blog\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=4025680282&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Fblog%2F&a=blog)\n.\n\nAbout Garmin International, Inc. Garmin International, Inc. is a subsidiary\nof Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and\nits principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the\nUnited Kingdom. Garmin, G1000 and SafeTaxi are registered trademarks and SVT\nand ESP are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All other brands,\nproduct names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties\nof their respective owners. All rights reserved.\n\nNotice on Forward-Looking Statements:\nThis release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its\nbusiness. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The\nforward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not\noccur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and\nunknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not\nlimited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the\nyear ended December 27, 2025, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (Commission file number 0-31983). Copies of such Form 10-K are\navailable at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/investors/sec\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1141308158&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Finvestors%2Fsec%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Finvestors%2Fsec)\n/. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements\nspeak only as of the date on which they are made, and Garmin undertakes no\nobligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether\nas a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.\n\nMEDIA CONTACT:\nMikayla Rudolph\n913-397-8200\nmedia.relations@garmin.com (mailto:media.relations@garmin.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garmin-marks-1-000th-king-air-retrofit-with-g1000-integrated-flight-deck-delivered-to-the-us-army-302906392.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garmin-marks-1-000th-king-air-retrofit-with-g1000-integrated-flight-deck-delivered-to-the-us-army-302906392.html)\n\nSOURCE Garmin International, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011832/1000th-King-Air-G1000-Event-02.jpg?id=OA3014489\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1015723/Garmin-Logo.jpg?id=OA3014487\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5PQg9Ya-20261013","title":"Garmin marks 1,000th King Air retrofit with G1000 integrated flight deck delivered to the U.S. Army","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"GRMN","created":"2026-10-13T10:59:00.304Z","tickers":["GRMN"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Garmin marks 1,000th King Air retrofit with G1000 integrated flight deck delivered to the U.S. Army\nPR Newswire\n\nOLATHE, Kan., Oct. 13, 2026\n\nMilestone G1000 NXi installation with Autothrottle completed by Stevens\nAerospace & Defense\n\nOLATHE, Kan., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- /PR Newswire – Garmin (NYSE:\nGRMN) today announced the delivery of its 1,000(th) G1000(®) integrated\nflight deck retrofit for King Air aircraft, marking a significant milestone\nfor the most successful flight deck retrofit program in aviation history. By\nreplacing aging avionics with a modern, fully integrated flight deck, the\nupgrade gives the proven King Air aircraft new life, helping operators extend\ntheir useful service while gaining advanced capabilities, improved reliability\nand a much more modern flight deck experience.\n\n\"Reaching 1,000 King Air retrofits is a testament to the enduring value of\nthis program and the trust customers place in Garmin and our authorized dealer\nnetwork. From the original G1000 installation to today's G1000 NXi platform\nwith advanced capabilities such as Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland, we have\ncontinued to expand the program to serve King Air operators and missions\naround the world.\"\n– Carl Wolf, Garmin Vice President Aviation Sales, Marketing, Programs &\nSupport\n\nThe milestone aircraft, a U.S. Army C-12 Huron, was upgraded by Stevens\nAerospace and Defense with G1000 NXi and Garmin Autothrottle. The delivery\nunderscores the long-standing success of Garmin's King Air retrofit program\nand its ability to provide commercial off-the-shelf avionics solutions for\ndefense missions. The U.S. Army has upgraded more than 40 C-12 Huron aircraft\nwith G1000 NXi thus far, standardizing the fleet with modern, integrated\navionics. The 1,000th retrofit was delivered to the U.S. Army during an Oct. 6\ncelebration at Stevens Aerospace and Defense.\n\n\"To maintain mission readiness of the U.S. Army's C-12 fleet through 2050, the\nArmy initiated a comprehensive avionics modernization effort. The Garmin G1000\nNXi was selected as the fleet's next-generation avionics solution, and Stevens\nAerospace and Defense Systems was awarded the contract to perform the\nupgrades. Feedback from Army aircrews has been overwhelmingly positive.\nWarfighters report that the Garmin retrofit, enhanced by the Autothrottle\nsystem, reduces cockpit workload, improves ease of operation, and delivers\noutstanding flight performance, helping ensure the C-12 remains a capable and\nmission-ready platform for decades to come.\"\n– Jim Williams, Senior Vice President at Stevens Aerospace\n\n\"The 1,000th Garmin G1000 cockpit installation is more than an industry\nmilestone—it is a tangible example of Army Aviation's continuous\ntransformation and commitment to delivering ready, resilient capability to the\nforce. By replacing aging analog systems with reliable, data-enabled G1000\ntechnology, we are mitigating obsolescence, reducing lifecycle maintenance\nburdens, and improving operational readiness. This modernization gives fixed\nwing Army Aviators enhanced situational awareness and decision advantage while\nreducing cognitive workload, enabling them to execute complex missions more\neffectively in demanding and contested operational environments. This\nachievement reflects the strength of our industrial triad—Stevens Aerospace,\nGarmin, and Amentum—and demonstrates how government and industry can rapidly\ndeliver modernized capability that positions Army Aviation for the future\nfight.\"\n– LTC (P) James B. Hickey, Project Manager, Fixed Wing\n\nGarmin received the first supplemental type certificate for a King Air G1000\nretrofit in November 2007 and evolved with the January 2017 certification of\nG1000 NXi. Since then, the program has expanded across multiple King Air\nvariants, including the C90A/B, 200, B200, 300 and 350 series and C-12\nvariants.\n\nKing Air G1000 and G1000 NXi upgrades have been completed around the world,\nsupported by foreign certification validations that make the modernized flight\ndeck available to operators across a broad range of missions. The retrofit\nreplaces legacy avionics with a fully integrated flight deck, including\nlarge-screen displays, reducing pilot workload and adding confidence in the\ncockpit through safety-enhancing features.\n\nMore recently, Garmin has introduced additional capabilities for eligible King\nAir aircraft, including Autothrottle and Autoland. Garmin Autothrottle\nautomatically manages engine power from takeoff through landing to reduce crew\nworkload. It helps maintain selected airspeeds and flight management system\nspeed constraints, protects against potential interstage turbine temperature\nand torque exceedances, accounts for flap and landing gear position, responds\nto overspeed and underspeed conditions, and adjusts power following an engine\nfailure. On properly equipped King Air aircraft, Garmin Autoland can take\ncontrol of the aircraft if the crew is no longer able to perform their duties.\nThe system selects a suitable airport, communicates with air traffic control,\nnavigates to the airport, lands the aircraft and shuts down the engines, all\nwithout human intervention.\n\nWith the G1000 NXi retrofit solution, King Air owners can take advantage of\nfeatures like Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) that includes a 3D\nexocentric view of the SafeTaxi(®) airport environment to aid situational\nawareness while taxiing. SVT also displays 3D building footprints and\nincreases topographical clarity, sharpened water and terrain boundaries,\nimproved obstacle and powerlines display, enhanced runway and airport sign\ndepiction and more. The system also includes Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) as a\nstandard feature that is enabled automatically, in the event of a loss of\naircraft pressurization.\n\nAdding on to Garmin's revolutionary electronic stability and protection\n(ESP™) technology, one engine inoperative ESP assists the pilot in\nmaintaining control in the event of a single engine failure. ESP pitch and\nroll limits will adjust to prevent excessive pitch or bank angles while the\npilot performs single engine procedures.\n\nLater this year, Garmin expects to certify Autothrottle and Garmin Autoland\nfor King Air aircraft with increased gross weight STCs up to 16,500lbs. For\nadditional information about G1000 and G1000 NXi upgrades for King Air\naircraft, visit Garmin.com/KingAir\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1541949642&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbuy.garmin.com%252Fen-US%252FUS%252Fp%252F587311%26esheet%3D51695856%26newsitemid%3D20171009005285%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dwww.garmin.com%252Fkingair%26index%3D1%26md5%3D0b4a5d9b1093f3397df54706d937e47f&a=Garmin.com%2FKingAir)\n.\n\nGarmin products and services have revolutionized flight and become essential\nto the lives of pilots and aircraft owners and operators around the world. A\nleading provider of solutions to general aviation, business aviation,\nrotorcraft, advanced air mobility, government and defense, and commercial air\ncarrier customers, Garmin believes every day is an opportunity to innovate.\nRecipient of the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for Garmin Autoland\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=3052505356&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-release%2Faviation%2Fgarmin-autoland-wins-prestigious-robert-j-collier-trophy%2F&a=Robert+J.+Collier+Trophy+for+Garmin+Autoland)\n, Garmin developed the world's first certified autonomous system that\nactivates during an emergency to control and land an aircraft without human\nintervention. Visit the Garmin Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1488276458&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.garmin.com%2Fhome%2Fdefault.aspx&a=Newsroom)\n, email our media team (mailto:media.relations@garmin.com) , connect with\n@garminaviation on social, or follow our blog\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=4025680282&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Fblog%2F&a=blog)\n.\n\nAbout Garmin International, Inc. Garmin International, Inc. is a subsidiary\nof Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and\nits principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the\nUnited Kingdom. Garmin, G1000 and SafeTaxi are registered trademarks and SVT\nand ESP are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All other brands,\nproduct names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties\nof their respective owners. All rights reserved.\n\nNotice on Forward-Looking Statements:\nThis release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its\nbusiness. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The\nforward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not\noccur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and\nunknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not\nlimited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the\nyear ended December 27, 2025, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (Commission file number 0-31983). Copies of such Form 10-K are\navailable at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/investors/sec\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796207-1&h=1141308158&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Finvestors%2Fsec%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Finvestors%2Fsec)\n/. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements\nspeak only as of the date on which they are made, and Garmin undertakes no\nobligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether\nas a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.\n\nMEDIA CONTACT:\nMikayla Rudolph\n913-397-8200\nmedia.relations@garmin.com (mailto:media.relations@garmin.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garmin-marks-1-000th-king-air-retrofit-with-g1000-integrated-flight-deck-delivered-to-the-us-army-302906392.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garmin-marks-1-000th-king-air-retrofit-with-g1000-integrated-flight-deck-delivered-to-the-us-army-302906392.html)\n\nSOURCE Garmin International, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011832/1000th-King-Air-G1000-Event-02.jpg?id=OA3014489\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1015723/Garmin-Logo.jpg?id=OA3014487\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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