C-130 Hercules News

From 2015


Lockheed Martin awarded DoD contract for new C-130J builds Dec 30, 2015 - Lockheed Martin Corp.,has been awarded a $1,060,940,036 definitization modification to contract FA8625-14-C-6450 for C-130J multi-year production aircraft by the Department of Defense. [Read more...]	MoD awards multi-million pound contract for RAF C-130J support Dec 30, 2015 - A £369 million contract to support the Royal Air Force’s fleet of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence. [Read more...]

2,500th delivered C-130 lands at Moody Dec 12, 2015 - Fifty-nine years after the first C-130 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force, the 2,500th Lockheed Martin delivered C-130 joined the 71st Rescue Squadron's fleet and legacy on December 11. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin delivers 2,500th C-130 Hercules Dec 11, 2015 - Lockheed Martin delivered the 2,500th C-130 Hercules from its production line on December 11, 2015. [Read more...]
USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015 Dec 09, 2015 - With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief training by delivering donated goods via C-130 to more than 56 of the Pacific's most remote, populated islands. [Read more...]	Nevada Air Guard upgrades C-130 fleet Nov 30, 2015 - For the second time in its history the 152nd Airlift Wing has upgraded its entire fleet of C-130 Hercules aircraft just as the U.S. Air Force seeks total fleet modernization in the face of nearing federal upgrade deadlines. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $969M contract for new build C-130Js Nov 11, 2015 - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation has been awarded a $969M contract from the US Department of Defence on Tuesday for seventeen C-130J Hercules over a multi-year production. [Read more...]	C-130J sales to France Nov 10, 2015 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to France for C-130J aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $650 million. [Read more...]
AC-130J accident report released Nov 06, 2015 - Air Force Materiel Command released an Accident Investigation Board report for the mishap involving an AC-130J Ghostrider that occurred on April 21, 2015. [Read more...]	Spirit Aeronautics announces C-130 avionics modernization solution Oct 14, 2015 - Spirit Aeronautics, has developed an avionics upgrade program that modernizes Lockheed C-130H/L-382 Hercules aircraft to allow worldwide flight operations in both military and civil airspace. [Read more...]

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