2,600 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules Airlifters Delivered … and Counting!
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 25, 2019 — Lockheed Martin delivered the 2,600th C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command on Oct. 21….
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BAE Systems Providing Electronic Warfare suite for U.S. Special Operations Command C-130s
SOCOM will upgrade the survivability equipment of its AC/MC-130J fleet with the capability to detect, identify, locate, deny, degrade, disrupt, and defeat various threats. The…
Friendly “Gremlins” Could Enable Cheaper, More Effective, Distributed Air Operations
For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat missions. Adversaries’ abilities to detect…
C-130 Hercules Airlifter Celebrates 60th Anniversary Aug. 23; Got Stories?
MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 18, 2014 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130 Hercules reaches another major milestone Aug. 23 marking the 60th anniversary of its…
Rockwell Collins selected for Mexican Air Force C-130 avionics upgrade
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2™ integrated avionics system has been selected by Cascade Aerospace for the Mexican Air Force C-130 upgrade program. This equipment will be installed…
Pakistan – C-130 Fleet Upgrade Program
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for a C-130 Fleet Upgrade Program and associated equipment,…
USAF C-130s return from fighting Western blazes
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, aircrews and…
USAF C-130 squadron first to perform new airdrop method
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron executed the first combat Extracted Container Delivery System, or XCDS, airdrop April 29, successfully demonstrating…
USAF Reservists ready for wildland fire season
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — Despite the winter-like weather, Colorado Air Force reservists and their active-duty counterparts were recertified April 19-23 here to…
Rockwell Collins selected for Oman C-130 upgrade
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2™ avionics system has been selected for the Royal Air Force of Oman’s C-130 upgrade program. The equipment will be installed on three…
Rolls-Royce wins new engine support contract in Saudi Arabia
Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, under the Saudi British Defence Co-operation Programme, Rolls-Royce, the global…
USAF C-130 completes first flight with enhanced Rolls-Royce Engine
National Harbor, US – Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the US Air Force are conducting flight tests for an enhancement for the T56…
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