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Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J
Feb 12, 2018 - Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on February 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). [Read more...]
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group awarded Swedish Air Force contract to support C-130 fleet
Feb 08, 2018 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has won the contract to support the Swedish Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft, by providing depth maintenance services. [Read more...]
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UTC Aerospace Systems completes first C-130H Propeller upgrade for ANG
Feb 06, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it recently completed the first of two contracted Lockheed Martin C-130H propeller upgrades for the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [Read more...]
Air National Guard hosts Open Skies flight
Feb 02, 2018 - The Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing hosted members of partner military forces for joint training flights over the United States at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, January 31 – February 2, 2018. [Read more...]
Airmen deploy to Portugal for Real Thaw 18
Feb 01, 2018 - Approximately 50 Airmen and two C-130H3 Hercules assigned to the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, arrived at Monte Real Air Base, Portugal January 29, 2018 to participate in Real Thaw 18, a Portuguese-led exercise. [Read more...]
Arkansas ANG launches C-130 AMP for final flight
Jan 31, 2018 - With only two engines running, the final C-130H designed for the avionics modernization program left the 189th Airlift Wing Jan. 3, 2018, from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. to arrive at its final destination at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group’s “Boneyard." The aircraft will be reused as parts for other C-130H aircraft within the C-130 military fleet. [Read more...]
L3 delivers first HC-130J to the USCG
Jan 31, 2018 - L3 Technologies announced today that it has delivered the first production HC-130J aircraft integrated with a next-generation Minotaur Mission System Suite (MSS+) to the U.S. Coast Guard for improved long-range surveillance capabilities. [Read more...]
Upgraded C-130 arrives for testing
Jan 17, 2018 - The first to cut through an unusual afternoon fog was the sound that seemed like a swarm of millions of insects angrily buzzing in unison. Then, the nose of a C-130 popped through that dense whiteness followed by 32 spinning blades creating the ominous sound. [Read more...]
France's Armée de l'Air Welcomes First C-130J
Jan 15, 2018 - Florence Parly, France's minister of the Armed Forces, officially welcomed the country's first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Armée de l'Air's 62st Transport Wing with a ceremony at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on January 15th. [Read more...]
First Joint Training in AMATS Course for 192nd Airlift Squadron
Jan 11, 2018 - Marines with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 out of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, N.C., the oldest continually active squadron in the Marine Corps, along with their J-model C-130 arrived here in Reno on Wednesday, January 10th. [Read more...]
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