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Lockheed Martin is anticipating its forthcoming LM-100J aircraft to garner demand for some unique missions, including oil spill clean-ups among other roles. The aerospace and defense manufacturer will also make a major announcement regarding its latest non-military aircraft program at next week's Farnborough International Airshow. In February, Lockheed announced it will be pursuing an amended type certification from the FAA for the LM-100J. The aircraft is a modern version of the L-382J—which was a commercial variant of the C-130J Super Hercules that went out of production in 1992. Lockheed Martin is anticipating its forthcoming LM-100J aircraft to garn…
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C-130 news: Egyptian C-130 Crash
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4369[/ATTACH] Developing story - the information presented here is preliminary and may change rapidly. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]Status: [/TD] [TD]Preliminary [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]Date: [/TD] [TD="class: caption"]Sunday 21 September 2014 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]Type: [/TD] [TD="class: desc"]Lockheed C-130 Hercules [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]Operator: [/TD] [TD="class: desc"]Egyptian Air Force [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]Registration: [/TD] [TD="class: desc"] registration unknown [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: caption"]C…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4422[/ATTACH] As 2011 ended, Snow Aviation International Inc. made a court-ordered deadline to move its experimental Lockheed C-130 Hercules from a hangar at Rickenbacker International Airport with just hours to spare. The Herk was towed to neighboring cargo flyer AirNet Systems Inc. in what was described as a temporary arrangement until a new propeller would make it flyable. Founder and CEO Harry Snow Jr. told me then that he would work with his main investor and creditor in Cleveland, Moxahela Aviation LLC, to rejuvenate the business that never made a sale after promising some 500 jobs in 2001. “Talk to me in the second week of January (2012…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4527[/ATTACH] MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 11, 2014 – The Republic of Tunisia received its second C-130J Super Hercules during a ceremony today at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility here. Tunisia received its first C-130J in April 2013, marking the first delivery of a J-model to an African nation. Lockheed Martin signed a contract in 2010 with Tunisia to deliver two C-130Js, as well as to provide training and an initial three years of logistics support. “Tunisia’s Super Hercules fleet is both a national and a regional asset, able to support more missions than any other aircraft in operation today,†said George Shultz, vice president and genera…
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The long-awaited, much anticipated National Defense Authorization Act for 2015, featuring language that clears the way for modernization of the 179th Air National Guard Airlift Wing's fleet of eight C-130H transport aircraft, finally made it out of Congress late Friday. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the wide-ranging legislation in the next few days. But Rich Green, former commander of the 179th and now leader of the Mansfield Military Affairs Council, isn't giving up the fight just yet. The 179th's aircraft would be prevented from flying across much of the globe by 2020 unless enhanced communication gear, known technically as Automatic Dependent Surveillanc…
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AC-130H 69-6575 'Wicked Wanda' c/n[cn]4349[/cn] flew her last flight on 20 Dec 2105. She will retire at Hurlburt Field AFB, FL. View original article: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hurlburt-Field-Air-Force-Base/154314431245875
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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Kadena's newest aircraft touched down here, Dec. 21, 2014, after a flight across the Pacific to its new home with the 353rd Special Operations Group. The MC-130J Commando II is replacing the retiring MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 353rd SOG's 17th Special Operations Squadron. "The Commando II represents a giant leap forward for specialized air mobility," said Maj. Michael Perry, 17th SOS assistant operations officer. "The MC-130J can carry more, further and faster than any of its predecessors." Special operations began using the Combat Shadow in the mid-1980s, conducting air refueling missions during Operation Just Cause in Pana…
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In this photo by Associated Press photographer Dita Alangkara, who flew in a C-130 with Indonesia's air force Monday, crew members scan the horizon during a search operation for the missing AirAsia jet over the Karimata Strait. The plane, with its exterior painted in camouflage, took off from an air base in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, at 6:20 a.m. and was scheduled to fly for six hours. The pilots, however, got an order to expand the search area, and the flight ended up lasting 10 hours. Nothing related to the missing plane was spotted. The two pilots scanned left and right during the flight, while the navigator took notes on coordinates. There were two men behind the…
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SINGAPORE:Two C-130 aircraft from Singapore were sent to the Java Sea, 740 kilometres southeast of Singapore, on Monday (Dec 29) to search for objects linked to missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. The two aircraft were able to cover about 30 per cent of the search area assigned to Singapore by Indonesia. The assigned area measures 60 nautical miles by 190 nautical miles, or about 55 times the size of Singapore. The weather conditions were good during the five-hour search-and-locate operation. The first C-130 aircraft departed Paya Lebar Air Base at about 6.30am Singapore time. There were 12 personnel on board. Two commanders held marine location markers as they scanned th…
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You don't see so many C-130H and J models take part in a massive Elephant Walk very often. On Dec. 6, a flight of 24 C-130 H and J models from the 317th AG and multiple Air National Guard Bases from across the United States took off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of a U.S. Air Force Weapons School large-scale mobility exercise dubbed Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B." The Exercise, which featured 100 aircraft in total, has the aim to test the ability of the participants in the weapons school courses to plan and execute synchronized aircraft movement from geographically-dispersed bases, large formations in a simulated contested battlefield. The scenario i…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4529[/ATTACH] A $560 billion defense bill that is critical to jobs in South Mississippi is now awaiting President Barack Obama's signature. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker reports the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday. Wicker reports one of the provisions of the measure focuses on C-130Js at Keesler Air Force Base. It prohibits the transfer of the planes stationed at Keesler unless the Air Force can substantiate its claim that the transfer would save taxpayer dollars. Ten of the Flying Jennies were scheduled to be relocated to another Air Force base and the 815th and 345th squads were set to be deactivated, but that decision was …
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4536[/ATTACH] Since it’s inception in 1985, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 62 has logged more than 81,000 mishap free flight hours. VR-62 was established at NAF Detroit in 1985 as a C-9 transport squadron. In 1994, the squadron transitioned to the C-130T Hercules airframe, and changed its home base to become VR-62 “Mass Transit†at NAS South Weymouth, Mass. When NAS South Weymouth closed in 1996, VR-62 moved again and became the “Nor’easters†based out of NAS Brunswick, Maine. When Brunswick closed in 2008, VR-62 changed its name to “Nomads†and its home base to NAS Jacksonville. In addition to celebrating 29 accident-free…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4515[/ATTACH] The House and Senate Armed Services Committees Fiscal 2015 defense authorization agreement requires the Air Force to submit a five-year basing plan for C-130H and J-variant aircraft to Congress. It also prohibits USAF from transferring any C-130s until the Air Force Secretary and the Comptroller General have conducted a full cost-benefit analysis of any desired transfers. In addition, the report must certify that units with modular airborne firefighting system-equipped C-130s “would not be negatively affected by the proposed transfers,†states the agreement summary. “We do not intend that the prohibition on transfer of C-130 aircraft a…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]4507[/ATTACH] POPE FIELD, N.C. — While conducting flight training, an in-flight incident occurred when a U.S. Army C-27J and a U.S. Air Force C-130H made contact in the vicinity of Fort Bragg on Dec. 1 at approximately 8:30 p.m. Both aircraft landed safely with no reported injuries to aircrew or civilians, although each aircraft sustained some damage. An investigation of the incident is currently underway and further details will be available upon its completion. View original article: http://myfox8.com/2014/12/02/2-plane...g-land-safely/
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4513[/ATTACH] Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders have come to an agreement to halt the inactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, said U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan. The agreement announced Wednesday would stop all C-130H and C-130J aircraft transfers until 60 days after the Air Force issues a report outlining a justification of the decision. It would also mandate an independent review …
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4511[/ATTACH] ORLANDO, FLA. — The compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) language, revealed Tuesday evening, limits the US Air Force’s ability to retire any aircraft in what is a clear message from Congress that the service has not earned its trust on major issues, such as the retirement of the A-10 or U-2. At the same time, negotiators also appear to have listened to concerns from the Air National Guard over a major C-130 upgrade program. The bill states that no money allocated for fiscal 2015 “may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any aircraft of the Air Force, except for …
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The Lockheed C-130M Hercules transport plane suffered a landing accident at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Air Base, King George Island, Antarctica. The right hand main landing gear reportedly collapsed while landing on runway 29. The nr.4 propeller separated. FAB C-130M FAB2470 c/n 4441 View original article: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20141127-0
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4482[/ATTACH] Aviation Week is approaching its 100th anniversary in 2016. In a series of blogs, their editors are highlighting editorial content from the magazine's long and rich history, including viewpoints from the industry's most iconic names and stories that have helped change the shape of the industry. One of those reports is a December 3, 1956 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Take a look here: USAF Receives Highly Versatile C-130 (part 1) USAF Receives Highly Versatile C-130 (part 2)
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4497[/ATTACH] WASHINGTON – The State Department has approved an $800 million sustainment deal for Iraq's fleet of C-130E and C-130J cargo aircraft, the government announced Tuesday. The proposed five-year agreement would cover "operational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance, spare and repair parts, support equipment, repair and return, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support," according to a notice posted on the website of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The co…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4495[/ATTACH] LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 25, 2014) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District and Little Rock Air Force Base here, are collaborating on a multiyear project to repair/replace one of the Air Force's busiest runways. Without major delays and runway shutdowns, the project is expected to be concrete in April 2017, with a price tag of $107.9 million. The runway project is funded through the Air Force's operation and maintenance budget, and managed by the Little Rock District. "It just makes sense that when the Army needs to fly somewhere, they rely on the Air Force, and when the Air Force needs major engineering support, they…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4485[/ATTACH] As of September, special operations reservists began training active-duty Airmen in AC-130U formal training courses. Majors Francis Poindexter and David McGourin, 5th Special Operations Squadron, fill instructor roles for the active duty formal training unit, the 19th Special Operations Squadron. “The AC-130U has a very dynamic mission and a proud tradition,†said McGourin. “Being part of the team that provides combat ready aircrew to the operational squadron is incredibly rewarding. The students are very motivated to become part of the mission, which makes instructing them exciting.†Poindexter instructs the fire control of…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4476[/ATTACH] Lagos — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has added to its inventory another C130 aircraft. The resuscitated aircraft's C-check was done jointly by Sabena Techniques in conjunction with the Nigerian Air-force at the 401 Aircraft Maintenance Depot (ACMD) Lagos. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Logistics Command, Ikeja, Air Vice Marshal (AVM), Olutayo Oguntoyinbo, while commissioning the aircraft on behalf of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Shola Amosu, said the C130 would be used for the lifting of electioneering materials to different parts of the country during the 2015 general elections. Before then, he said, the aircraft would join other…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4327[/ATTACH] Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. of Oregon announced today that they have acquired a second aircraft which they will convert into an air tanker. Formerly operated for a number of years by Alaska-based Lynden Air Cargo, the Lockheed L-382G is the civilian version of a C-130E. Wayne Coulson, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, said they will install a 4,800 USG Coulson RADS XXL tank into the aircraft beginning in November of this year. Coulson Aviation has been operating Tanker 131, C-130Q N130FF c/n [cn]4901[/cn] which is similar to a C-130H, since August of 2013. The tank in T-131 can hold almost 4,000 gallons; their average load t…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4480[/ATTACH] LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Rolls-Royce has announced receipt of a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the purchase of AE 2100 engines and parts. The contract for spare engines is worth more than $100 million but the number of engines covered and their delivery schedule were not disclosed. Rolls-Royce said the spare AE 2100 engines and parts are for the Air Force's fleet of C-130J Super Hercules transports from Lockheed Martin and to support Foreign Military Sales program customers. "Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines provide the dependable, efficient power required by the U.S. Air Force and our allies to complete their transport missi…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4474[/ATTACH] The Israeli Air Force (IAF) might expand its fleet of C-130J Hercules fleet to up to nine aircraft, a senior Lockheed Martin executive said in Israel on 4 November. The IAF received its first two C-130Js earlier this year and they are now operational at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. (Lockheed Martin) The IAF has already taken delivery of two C-130Js, a contract has been signed for another two and advanced talks are underway to acquire a fifth and sixth aircraft, according to Patrick M Dewar, executive vice-president of Lockheed Martin International. Once the contract is finalised, the two additional aircraft can be delivered wi…