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Norway receives first C-130J-30 with Block 8.1 Upgrade
RNoAF C-130J# #5601 was delivered by Lockheed Martin on February 1, 2024 after receiving the Block 8.1 upgrade. [Lockheed Martin photo by Jana Somero]
Feb 21, 2024 - Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters with the Block 8.1 upgrade to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), delivering advanced capabilities and increased Super Hercules interoperability in the Nordic region and across Europe. [Read more...]
934th Airlift Wing makes history with an all-female aircrew
USAF C-130H #92-3287 taxis down the ramp for an aeromedical training mission on February 2, 2024. For the first time in wing history, the aircraft was piloted and operated by a team of all-female pilots and aircrew. [Photo by SrA Victoriya Tarakanova]
Feb 16, 2024 - For the first time since the 934 AW’s inception in 1963, one of its aircraft was piloted and operated by a team of all-female pilots and aircrew. [Read more...]
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139th Airlift Wing executes 41-hour sortie
USAF C-130H #91-1653 from 180th AS, Missouri ANG, takes off on February 13, 2024, at Rosecrans ANGB. Aircrews conducted a 41-hour sortie in which the aircraft engines ran continuously for 45 hours and the aircraft was refueled three times. This type of training enhances the wing’s warfighting capability by pushing the limits of the aircraft and personnel. [ANG photo by Michael Crane]
Feb 15, 2024 - The 139th Airlift Wing has set a new milestone by pushing the boundaries of the C-130H Hercules aircraft. From Feb. 13 - 15, multiple aircrews flew a mission in which the aircraft's cumulative flight time was 41.5 hours with the engines running continuously for 45 hours. [Read more...]
19 AW tests new C-130J communication capabilities
Airmen assigned to the 19th Maintenance Group hoisted a satellite communication suite onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Little Rock AFB on January 25, 2024. The new and innovative satellite communication suite included a hatch-mounted satellite antenna, antenna controller, router, and Executive Communications Kit, which allowed the aircraft to connect to non-secure and secret networks providing “en route satellite communications” during flight. [USAF photo by SrA Maria Umanzor Guzman]
Feb 07, 2024 - The 19th Airlift Wing achieved a significant milestone in enhancing its aircraft's communication capabilities with the first successful testing of a cutting-edge satellite communication suite during a maximum endurance mission at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 1, 2024. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin & MilDef Announce MoU to Explore Industrial Collaboration with Sweden’s Aerospace Sector
Lockheed Martin's C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter offering for the Swedish Air Force. [Photo credit: Lockheed Martin]
Feb 06, 2024 - Lockheed Martin and MilDef announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to strengthen aerospace collaboration through Lockheed Martin’s C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter offering for the Swedish Air Force (SwAF). [Read more...]
Combat King II upgrades propel C2 to new heights
A new combat systems officer station shell sits on a table at Moody AFB on January 25, 2024. Combat systems officers are typically responsible for the operation and coordination of weapons and sensor systems on aircraft, navigation, target identification and overall mission planning. The station and software upgrades will support Link 16, a tactical data network system that can establish communication between aircraft to create a full picture of a battlespace. [USAF photo by SrA Deanna Muir]
Feb 02, 2024 - Command and control are vital for efficient decision-making, coordination, and communication within organizations, enabling adaptability to changing situations. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin Delivers First C-130J-30 Super Hercules to the Georgia ANG
USAF C-130J-30 #20-5975 assigned to 158th AS seen pre-delivery to the Georgia ANG on January 22, 2024. [Lockheed Martin photo by Damien Guarnieri]
Jan 22, 2024 - Lockheed Martin delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Georgia Air National Guard during a ceremony today, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this longtime C-130 Hercules operator. [Read more...]
New Zealand's first C-130J emerges from paint shop
The first RNZAF C-130J-30 Hercules #NZ7011 emerges from the paint shop at Lockheed Martin’s factory in Marietta, Georgia, USA. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Dec 08, 2023 - The project to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Hercules fleet has marked a significant milestone, with the first C-130J Hercules aircraft completing its paint job. [Read more...]
The Philippines announces the acquisition of Three C-130J-30s
USAF C-130J-30 #15-5810 approaches the runway at Yokota AB, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]
Oct 19, 2023 - The Republic of the Philippines Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of three new C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin through a Direct Commercial Sale. In choosing the C-130J, the Philippines joins 21 other nations that rely on the Super Hercules to support tactical airlift mission requirements. [Read more...]
C-130H avionics goes digital with major modernization upgrade
Aircrew tested out the C-130H’s all-new digital displays for the first time on August 2, 2023, on a flight to Eglin AFB. The major upgrade, called Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2, is a significant improvement to the almost 60-year-old aircraft’s avionics and navigation systems. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Oct 17, 2023 - The Air Force Reserve Command's C-130H fleet began the transition from analog to digital recently with testing beginning on a major upgrade of the aircraft's avionics system. [Read more...]
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