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103rd Flies Five-ship C-130 Formation
Oct 07, 2020 - In a comprehensive display of the unit’s readiness and tactical airlift capabilities, the 103rd Airlift Wing launched a five-ship C-130H1 formation from Bradley Air National Guard Base on October 4, 2020. [Read more...]
Marshall's wins historic USMC service contract
Oct 01, 2020 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has won a ten-year multi-million dollar contract with the US Marine Corps to provide depot-level maintenance to its 66-strong fleet of KC-130J tanker aircraft deployed worldwide. [Read more...]
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$90M Support contract for Indian C-130J's
Sep 30, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of items and services to extend follow-on support for their fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $90 million. [Read more...]
USMC KC-130J and F-35B collide over California
Sep 29, 2020 - A USMC KC-130J #166765 and F-35B from VMFA-121 collided during a refueling exercise around 16:00hrs local time over Southern California. The F-35 crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro and the KC-130 made a forced landing in a farm field near the airport in Thermal. All the aircrew survived. [Read more...]
First AC-130J all-Reserve crew
Sep 23, 2020 - On June 5, 2020, a 5th Special Operations Squadron crew flew an all-Reserve AC-130 mission for the first time in 25 years on an AC-130J Ghostrider. The last fully Reserve manned AC-130 mission was flown in 1995 on an AC-130A Spectre. [Read more...]
Bangladesh Air Force receives 3rd C-130J aircraft
Sep 17, 2020 - The third C-130J aircraft arrived at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu in Dhaka on Thursday after a successful ferry flight from the United Kingdom by BAF aircrew. [Read more...]
Cameroon Air Force C-130H damaged after overshooting runway
Aug 04, 2020 - Cameroon's Ministry of Defence has confirmed one of its C-130 Hercules transport aircraft sustained damaged after over shooting the runway in the countries Northern city of Maroua on August 2nd. [Read more...]
Yokota receives a C-130J WST simulator
Jul 27, 2020 - After 2 years of construction, what appears a large white box with cables now provides Yokota Air Base, Japan with a fully functional C-130J Super Hercules Weapons System Training simulator. [Read more...]
Dyess, Little Rock conduct largest formation flight in C-130J history
Jul 16, 2020 - The C-130 community rewrote history July 14, successfully piloting the largest formation flight ever of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise over Dyess Air Force Base and Big Bend, Texas. [Read more...]
4th SOS, AMU make history with AC-130U
Jun 26, 2020 - An AC-130U Spooky gunship named ‘Big Daddy’ made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight, June 18, 2020. [Read more...]
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