updated Fri. March 18, 2022
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NWAOnline
March 14, 2018
There are about 58 C-130s on the "Team Little Rock" flight line at a given time, including 40 of the newer C-130J "Super Hercules" model, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., according to the base's most recent economic-impact statement. The C-130J is what Freeze called her "office" on Tuesday.
Inside Defense
March 5, 2018
The Navy and Air Force are seeking congressional approval for a $4.5 billion C-130J multiyear procurement contract for fiscal years 2019 to 2023, according to budget justification documents. The Navy KC-130J aircraft provides tactical in-flight refueling and assault support transport. The Air Force variantsÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
March 1, 2018
With Lockheed Martin having marked the latest milestone in its C-130J “Super Hercules” programme on 9 February – the delivery of its 400th example – we use Flight Fleets Analyzer data to detail the type's sales performance so far. First flown from Lockheed's Marietta final assembly site in Georgia in AprilÃÂ ...
KARK
February 28, 2018
William Westendorf, 19th Aircraft Maintenance squadron operations officer, said that moving to an enterprise management approach for the C-130J allows staggering of the heavy maintenance cycle, greatly affecting the aircraft life expectancy. This management allows the 19th Airlift Wing to better manageÃÂ ...
Western Advocate
February 26, 2018
A ROYAL Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules is on its way to Bathurst for a training mission. Anticipated to take place between 4pm and midnight on Wednesday, the training will involve the Hercules landing and taking off from Bathurst Airport, as well as operating on the ground with its engines runningÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
February 23, 2018
Twenty years ago, Lockheed Martin made its first delivery of a C-130J to launch operator the UK Royal Air Force, following a troubled development and testing programme which was very much at odds with its chosen moniker: “Super Hercules”. Parallels can easily be found with the current travails of AirbusÃÂ ...
Cobb County Courier
February 18, 2018
On Feb. 9 Lockheed Martin delivered the 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. According to a press release from the company, it is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft, and is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Lockheed Martin is one of the largestÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
February 15, 2018
Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules programme has reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th aircraft, the company announced on 12 February. The aircraft has been delivered to the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It will be converted into an AC-130J GhostriderÃÂ ...
Cobb County Courier
February 18, 2018
On Feb. 9 Lockheed Martin delivered the 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. According to a press release from the company, it is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft, and is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Lockheed Martin is one of the largestÃÂ ...
IHS Jane's 360
February 13, 2018
Lockheed Martin has announced the delivery of the 400th C-130J Hercules, with the milestone aircraft being handed over to the US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Lockheed Martin has now delivered 400 C-130Js to a host of countries and operators, including the Republic of KoreaÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
February 12, 2018
Lockheed Martin delivered its 400th J-model Hercules on 9 February, as operations with the global fleet have passed 1.7 million flying hours. Transferred to the US Air Force Special Operations Command, the aircraft will be converted from its current MC-130J configuration into an AC-130J “Ghostrider”à...
Breaking Defense
January 31, 2018
With this article we begin regular coverage of the French military, NATO and a wide variety of European defense issues by Murielle Delaporte, a deeply experienced and knowledgeable expert on French strategy and acquisition. Murielle, who travels regularly between Washington and Paris and to theÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
January 25, 2018
Barely two years passed between approval of the actual FMS contract in January 2016 and the delivery of the first C-130J-30 to France last December at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. The contract includes support, spares and a two-year maintenance program, as well as training in the USÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
January 16, 2018
L3 Technologies Integrated Systems has had two contract options exercised by the US Coast Guard (USCG) for installation of the Minotaur mission system suite on two HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, the USCG announced on 12 January. Minotaur is being used on variousÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
January 16, 2018
PARIS — A four-strong batch of C-130J Super Hercules airlifters ordered by France is the start of a planned larger fleet of the aircraft for the French Air Force, ... The second C-130J is expected to be delivered in May or June, said Tony Frese, Lockheed Martin's vice president for business development for airÃÂ ...
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
January 3, 2018
France's military received an initial C-130J Super Hercules airlifter from Lockheed Martin in December. The C-130J-30 aircraft that arrived at Orleans Air Base in France is the first of four Lockheed-built planes ordered by the French directorate general of armament through a contract with the U.S.ÃÂ ...
defenceWeb
December 31, 1999
C-130J number 400 enters service Earlier this month Lockheed Martin delivered the 400th C-130J Super Hercules military transport which has been offered to the SA Air Force on an almost annual basis by the Maryland headquartered aircraft manufacturer as a replacement for its aging C-130BZs.
Shephard Media
December 31, 1999
Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules programme has reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th aircraft, the company announced on 12 February. The aircraft has been delivered to the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It will be converted into an AC-130J GhostriderÃÂ ...
Air & Cosmos
December 31, 1999
The second C-130J is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2018, followed by the two KC-130Js in 2019. The KC-130Js will be able to perform in-flight refuelling of French Air Force H225M Caracals. The first C-130J-30 airlifter was formally delivered to France in December 2017 at the LockheedÃÂ ...
Gillette News Record
November 18, 2017
... by Serbian and U.S. parachutists from two U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules transport planes that flew close to the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
Stars and Stripes
November 18, 2017
Two C-130J aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, transported the paratroopers, who jumped together ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
November 7, 2017
One of these firefighters was Captain Nathan Southwick, a C-130J Pilot and Santa Rosa native who battled the flames from the air.
Nasdaq
November 7, 2017
... with the company witnessing strong demand for its equipment, ranging from C-130J aircraft in France and Germany to helicopters in Poland ...
Air Force Link
November 6, 2017
An 815th Airlift Squadron aircrew lands a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Nov. 3, 2017. The flight marked the ...
Economic Times
October 24, 2017
The exercise commenced with a short landing by the C-130J transport aircraft, which dropped IAF's Special Forces Garud commandos and ...
Aviation Week
October 20, 2017
LONDON—Germany and France have taken the next steps in the creation of a joint air transport unit flying the Lockheed C-130J .
IHS Jane's 360
October 20, 2017
The deputy chiefs of defence staff of France and Germany signed an agreement on 18 October setting the foundations for co-operation in air ...
Big Country Homepage
October 12, 2017
The 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess welcomed a brand new C-130J Hercules to their fleet of aircraft on Thursday. This is the first new C-130J on the ...
Air & Cosmos
December 31, 1999
The first C-130J-30 tactical transport for the French Air Force has been rolled out of the paint shop. The aircraft will be operated by a new ...
Swarajya
December 31, 1999
India Sends Garud Commandos And C-130J Aircraft For First Air Force Exercise In Israel An Indian Air Force Hercules C-130J prepares to touch down at the ...
NewsBytes
December 31, 1999
This week, another C-130J aircraft took off with a contingent of IAF Garud commandoes to participate in a multilateral military-exercise in Israel.
Big Country Homepage
October 1, 2017
Greg King, 39th AS C-130J Hercules aircraft commander and group tactician. The top priority of the DoD, working together to supportÃÂ ...
DoD Buzz
September 30, 2017
A C-130J Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, goes through pre-flight checks at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, prior to deploying toÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
September 28, 2017
The five-year MissionCare contract covers AE 2100D3 engines, plus propellers and nacelles on the C-130J aircraft. Rolls-Royce will provideÃÂ ...
Task & Purpose
September 21, 2017
The modified Lockheed C-130J, originally ordered as a replacement for the AC-130H Spectre, was built for aggressive close-air support,ÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
September 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin has received a contract option worth approximately $63.5 million from the US Air Force for the production of a C-130J SuperÃÂ ...
Nasdaq
September 15, 2017
Defense bellwether Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT recently secured a modification contract for procuring C-130J multi-year productionÃÂ ...
The Providence Journal
September 13, 2017
CRANSTON, R.I. -- The 143d Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard launched two C-130J aircraft and two air crews Tuesday to help theÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
September 11, 2017
09/10/2017: From June to December 2017, Air Force is trialling the use of a Ka-Band Satellite Communication (SATCOM) antenna and suite on board a C-130JÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
September 6, 2017
... pier fire southeast of Fresno, California, inside a C-130J aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire FightingÃÂ ...
Airforce Technology
September 4, 2017
Mahindra Defence Systems and Lockheed Martin have opened a C-130J Super Hercules simulator training centre at the Indian Air Force (IAF)ÃÂ ...
Australian Aviation
August 30, 2017
The last C-130J to be repainted in the current two-tone dark grey scheme, A97-448, emerged from the Douglas Aerospace hangar at WaggaÃÂ ...
Livemint
August 30, 2017
New Delhi: Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd has started a C-130J Super ... the facility offers training to the crew that operate the C-130J specialÃÂ ...
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
August 29, 2017
Rolls-Royce received a $73.6 million task order for sustainment of C-130J propulsion systems in January and completed the task July 31.
Aviation Week
August 14, 2017
LONDON—Bahrain is to become a C-130J Hercules operator after purchasing two former British Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft through aÃÂ ...
Air Force Link
August 8, 2017
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st AirliftÃÂ ...
The Hindu
July 29, 2017
While the standoff with China continues in Doklam, the Air Force Station at Panagarh in Bardhaman district of West Bengal has got its first set ofÃÂ ...
GovConWire
July 24, 2017
C-130J is designed to transport more than 40,000 pounds of cargo and supplies in support of aerial refueling, combat, firefighting, humanitarianÃÂ ...
Airforce Technology
July 18, 2017
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded two contracts, worth around ã120m, to upgrade the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Hercules C-130Jà...
Airforce Technology
December 31, 1999
Rolls-Royce has agreed to continue providing sustainment support for the US Air Force's (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules military transportÃÂ ...
