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Rolls-Royce enters US$1 billion deal for C-130J engines
Feb 20, 2014 - Rolls-Royce has signed a five-year contract with Lockheed Martin worth up to USD1 billion to deliver 588 engines for Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft, the company announced on 12 February. [Read more...]
Iranian Air Force overhauls their C-130s
Feb 20, 2014 - The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Force (IRIAF) successfully carried out the overhaul of a C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft. [Read more...]
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First C-130H upgraded by ST Aerospace redelivered to Oman
Feb 14, 2014 - Last week ST Aerospace redelivered its first C-130 modernization for an export customer. Turnaround time on the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) C-130H was only seven months, including a full depot overhaul. [Read more...]
Algerian C-130 Hercules crashes killing over 70
Feb 11, 2014 - A C-130 transport plane belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashed today in the East of the country. Officials have told the press that over 70 people on board were killed, with only one survivor. [Read more...]
AC-130J completes first test flight
Feb 07, 2014 - After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the skies for the first time as a gunship on January 31, 2014. [Read more...]
MC-130P Combat Shadow takes final flight in UK
Feb 05, 2014 - The last MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron here took its final flight while based in the U.K. Jan. 24, 2014, visiting several locations the 67th SOS has called home in the past. [Read more...]
Maintainers prepare Spectre for final determination
Feb 04, 2014 - After more than 40 years of providing close air support, air interdiction and force protection for special operations forces, the preparation for the eventual retirement and phase out of the AC-130H Spectre, recognized as "world's deadliest conventional weapon" by the Military Channel and Fox News, has begun. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin files for FAA type design update - LM-100J
Feb 04, 2014 - Lockheed Martin officials submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration on January 21, 2014, for a type design update for the Lockheed Martin Model L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules to be marketed as the LM-100J. [Read more...]
Colorado Airmen, C-130 return from Africa missions
Jan 28, 2014 - An Air Force Reserve Command C-130 and approximately 30 Airmen returned Jan. 15 to Peterson AFB, Colorado after providing airlift support as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission. [Read more...]
Belgian C-130 to support French in Central African Republic
Jan 18, 2014 - A Belgian Air Force C-130 (#71-1803) in service with 15th Air Transport Wing has left Melsbroek Military Airport for the Gabonese capital Libreville to offer air support to the French intervention force in the Central African Republic. [Read more...]
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