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KABUL, Afghanistan - A C-130 Hercules touched down at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 20, bringing expanded flight capabilities to the Afghan Air Force. After a weeklong journey beginning at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, the arrival of the C-130 in Afghanistan’s capital city illustrates a partnership that will provide increased tactical airlift and mobility operations throughout Afghanistan and beyond. In 2010, coalition partners recognized that C-130s could provide the Afghan Air Force with increased airlift, resupply and casualty evacuation capabilities, and a plan to supply the Afghan Air Force with a fleet of their own was born…
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More than 120 Team Dyess volunteers completed a major restoration project of 36 aircraft June 12, finishing the refurbishment of the C-130E Hercules near the front gate at the Linear Air Park. Originally established through the Texas Museum of Military History in 1981, the park is a two-mile-long outdoor exhibit showcasing the historic success of U.S. Air Force and Army Air Corps' use of airpower since the 1940s. Thirty-five aircraft were refurbished, including the addition to the park of an RB-66B Destroyer and F-15A Strike Eagle, before the 2015 Dyess Big Country Airfest in May. The C-130E was the final piece of the puzzle, making it the 36th aircraft restored and fin…
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MESA, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) -International Air Response is no stranger to the silver screen. Bane dangled out the back of an IAR airplane in the skies over Scotland for "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2012. "Movies are great because you get exposure," Billy Grantham, CEO of International Air Response, said. "So when we go and do a major motion picture, the buzz is all over social media and our name is getting out there.” Cars fell from 12,000 feet over the desert near Coolidge thanks to IAR's effort in Furious 7, the last in The Fast and the Furious franchise. "People that drive cars out of planes are usually pretty fun people to work with,' Grantham said, talking about the stunt …
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Pentagon’s prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT - Analyst Report) won two contacts from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015. The larger of the two contracts is worth $480 million. Per this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (“IDIQ”) contract, Lockheed Martin will continue to assess and enhance the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force’s C-130J aircraft. The company will work on upgrading the aircraft in each of its areas of development. The contractor will carry out its research and development work at Marietta, GA. The work is expected to complete by Jun 19, 2030. The company received the contract from Air Force Life Cycle Managem…
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6/12/2015 - MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airmen from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit paired with the 23d Civil Engineering Squadron to transport a retired HC-130P Combat King from the flightline to the President George W. Bush Airpark on May 14, here. After multiple deployments with the 71st Rescue Squadron, the C-130 with tail number 65-988 joined seven fighter aircraft in the airpark. "This aircraft was an important part of what we do here at Moody for a lot of years and it's ties to our history run pretty deep," said Kenneth Sloat, 23d Wing historian. "Tail number 988 has been a part of eight different rescue squadrons over the years. It probably participated in m…
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MALAYSIA - Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group along with members from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted multinational and bilateral training during Joint Chief of Staff Exercise Teak Mint 15-1 in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, Malaysia, May 26 through June 13. “This exercise has been a great opportunity for our Airmen to learn,” said Maj. Michael S. Perry, Teak Mint 15-1 mission commander. “For the past two weeks, we had the opportunity to build a mutually beneficial relationship between U.S. and Malaysian air forces. Each group came here with a diverse perspective shaped by their unique history. I was happy to see how both countries took full advantage of buil…
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Terma and Lockheed Martin have signed a contract for the integration of the Elettronica ELT/572 directional infrared counter measures (DIRCM) on the Italian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The contract will see the installation of DIRCM on some aircraft of Italy's C-130J/KC-130J fleet. Lockheed Martin C-130 Programs vice-president and general manager George Shultz said: "This integrated DIRCM system provides the Italian Air Force' C-130Js with an essential self-defense capability that protects aircrews as they support a number of vital missions around the world." The new development will mark the first fully integrated DIRCM solution installation on C-130J …
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C-130 News: Lockheed Martin says maritime C-130 offering for UK has international potential
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Lockheed Martin plans to leverage for the international market the maritime patrol C-130 upgrade that it proposes for the UK, a company official told IHS Jane's at the Paris Air Show. With dozens of operators around the world already fielding the venerable airlifter, George Shultz, Vice President and General Manager C-130 Programs, said that the palletized maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) that it is touting for the UK could be a good fit for others. "We have been in discussions with the UK over its MMA [maritime multi mission aircraft] requirement, and we believe that our solution [of converting existing C-130s in the inventory] could meet other customer needs around the …
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The Pentagon's top acquisition office is sitting on millions of dollars' worth of spare parts for the C-130 that might never be needed, a top Defense Department watchdog said. The Defense Logistics Agency's Aviation office has "accumulated inventory unique to the C-130 aircraft that exceeded actual customer orders," said the inspector general, the Pentagon's internal investigative and oversight office. The watchdog evaluated 68 different parts the DLA had in inventory worth $16 million, but found the military was only using $1.36 million of those parts per year between 2012 and 2014. View original article: http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/06/17/pentagon…
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PARIS — France has set aside an extra €1.5 billion (US $1.7 billion) to acquire additional equipment, including the C-130 Hercules, and maintain weapon systems over the next four years, reflecting the intense operations of the armed forces in sub-Saharan Africa, defense officials said Wednesday. The fresh funds are part of the €3.8 billion increase in military spending for 2016-2019 that President François Hollande announced April 29 after a meeting of the high-level defense council. Helicopters, transport and inflight refueling aircraft, intelligence gathering, cyber defense and maintenance of equipment are the key elements, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in …
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Sagem is preparing to offer an armed upgrade package for the French Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, company officials told IHS Jane's . The upgrade would include arming the Hercules with the SSA-1101 Gerfaut system, allowing the C-130 to carry and deploy as many as eight Sagem AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) precision guided munitions (PGMs). The SSA-1101 Gerfaut has been under development since 2012 by Sagem, Rafaut, and AA/ROK. "We can guarantee a range of 30 km for an AASM dropped at 25,000 ft and 190 kt," a Sagem official told IHS Jane's . The company will soon make an unsolicited bid to the French defense procurement agency, the DGA…
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Kellstrom Defense Aerospace has been selected by Airbus Group Asia Pacific to assist with the transition of five Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force to Indonesia. Under the agreement, Kellstrom’s Australian subsidiary will procure, inspect, warehouse and deliver C-130H material to Airbus’s facility at RAAF Base Richmond, and provide further support to the programme. “We remain committed to supporting Airbus and to ensuring the Royal Australian Air Force C-130H aircraft are successfully transitioned to the Indonesian Air Force.” The RAAF retired its last H-model Hercules in November 2012, and had agreed to donate four of the type to Indon…
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The company will also provide logistics support for the US Marines KC-130J transport aircraft. These four-engined planes are equipped with air-to-air tanking equipment that allows them to refuel other aircraft in flight. Under the terms of the $63.5m arrangement, Rolls-Royce will also support similar aircraft in service with Kuwait’s military. Read the entire article at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/11675943/Rolls-Royce-lands-deals-to-support-foreign-miltary-planes.html View full article
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Workers, volunteers working to get C-130 flying again after 14 years on the ground at Sequoia Field Over the three years that he has worked at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility north of Visalia, Stephen Fagundes frequently has noticed the C-130A (USAF 56-0473, TBM N473TM, Lockheed c/n 3081) Hercules airplane parked on the tarmac at neighboring Sequoia Field Airport. In that time, Fagundes said he hasn't seen the plane move, except for once a couple of months ago when it was turned so its nose faced the northeast. The truth is that the 40-ton airplane, one of the first to come off Lockheed Martin Corps' Georgia assembly line in 1957, hasn't flown in more than 13 years, a…
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a measure by North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis that Tillis said would keep C130H aircraft at Fort Bragg’s Pope Airfield even if the Air Force goes ahead with plans to inactivate the 440th Airlift Wing. Tillis in a statement said that the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would move nine upgraded C-130H aircraft to Pope Airfield at Fort Bragg. They would replace the six aircraft that the Air Force plans to remove, Tillis said. The Air Force plans to inactivate the air wing as a budget-saving move. The 440th Air Wing, which supports global response and special operations units, is staffed by more than 1,000 R…
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The Chilean Air Force (FACh) took delivery of a Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules in mid-April, as confirmed by social media images available since 20 April. The KC-130R is a former USMC aircraft offered by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency as an Excess Defense Article (EDA) in September 2012 at the symbolic price of USD700,000. A second KC-130R was offered in August 2013 and is also expected to be delivered in 2015. When both KC-130Rs are delivered they will increase Group No 10's active fleet to five, since there are currently two C-130Hs and one C-130B in service. View original article: http://www.janes.com/article/50954/chile-takes-delivery-of-first-of-two-…
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Rick Perry’s presidential campaign rollout Thursday included a mighty big prop, and I am not talking about 260-pound country singer Colt Ford’s campaign rap. The stage backdrop was 13 yards tall, 32 yards long and weighed 38 tons. Did I mention that it was flown into and out of Addison Airport? To project an image as the strong leader for America’s future, Perry’s consultants chose to bring in a 1957 C-130A Hercules, the same plane he flew as an Air Force pilot in the 1970s. To help get this campaign off the ground, his campaign rented the plane and added a campaign logo and sign “Perry for President.” The aircraft is one of five rented by a Mesa, Ariz., company,…
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Operation IceBridge wrapped up its seventh Arctic deployment on May 21, when NASA's C-130 research aircraft with the mission's researchers and instruments on board departed Thule Air Base in Greenland and headed to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This Arctic field season, IceBridge, NASA's twice-yearly airborne survey of polar ice, carried out 33 eight-hour flights during ten weeks, collecting data over sea and land ice regions that have been evolving rapidly over the last decades. The mission also conducted over a dozen international research collaborations and released two sea ice data products that will help scientists forecast how Arctic sea ice will beha…
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CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing gathered to officially retire the final AC-130H Spectre Gunship, tail number 69-6569 c/n 4343 “Excalibur,” Tuesday. Over the last two years, Air Commandos within the 16th Special Operations Squadron have bid farewell to the entire fleet of this historic aerial asset, as each of the eight aircraft have been one-by-one ceremoniously retired after 46 years of dedicated service. “Over the last 12 years, the 16th SOS has flown over 6,500 combat sorties, 26,000 combat hours and has been responsible for over 4,600 enemies killed in action, along with over 5,200 enemy captures,” said Capt. Aaron Magger,…
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On the eve of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s largest show for simulation and training, CAE and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) congratulate the Royal Air Force (RAF) on having operated its C-130J total training system for more than 15 years. The RAF was the launch customer for the C-130J Super Hercules, and the team of Lockheed Martin and CAE delivered the comprehensive aircrew and maintenance training system that entered service at RAF Lyneham in early 2000. Since its relocation to RAF Brize Norton, home of the RAF’s transport and tanker aircraft fleets, the C-130J total training system continues to support the aircrews and technicians …
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The first of the seven HC-130Hs that are being transferred from the Coast Guard to the U.S. Forest Service will arrive at Forest Service Air Station McClellan (FSAS MCC) in mid-June, not mid-May as originally planned. And yes, that is what the Forest Service is calling their facility at McClellan Airport in Sacramento, California. The aircraft will still be a work in progress when it lands at MCC. It will not have the paint job as seen above, but will be gray and white with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System MAFFS markings, according to Jennifer Jones, a USFS spokesperson for the USFS. The gravity-based retardant tank will not have been installed, …
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MANILA, Philippines - In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda, the government is eyeing the acquisition of additional C-130 cargo planes – the workhorse in the relief effort. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, meanwhile, wants P1.5 billion allocated for the repair of three C-130 planes of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). “The recent tragic events have proven one indisputable point: C-130s are essential transport,” Recto said. “They should be high up on the list of disaster response equipment. Their purchase should be part of disaster preparation.” Based on PAF estimates, the cost of refurbishing one C-130 would reach P500 million. Armed Forces chief Gen. Em…
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado — Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing and their U.S. Forest Service partners wrapped up their annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training May 18 here. The four days of currency and re-currency certification ensured the Wing’s 10 MAFFS aircrews, support personnel and MAFFS-equipped C-130s are ready when requests for assistance are made by the U.S. Forest Service through the National Interagency Fire Center. The aircrews flew 23 sorties and performed 119 training drops in remote target sites in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Bureau of Land Management land and military ranges. With so many moving …
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Special Ops Gunship Pilots to Get Fighter-Style Helmet Sights New helmet sights to be introduced on U.S. Air Force AC-130W Stinger II gunships in the next two years will improve situational awareness and responsiveness, and enable their pilots to better support ground forces and employ precision weapons from a safe distance. The upgrade is part of a system integration that also includes the re-installation of 105mm gun and introduction of Hellfire missiles. Lessons learned from overseas contingency operations have modified the near-term fire-support requirements of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), resulting in a demand for more gunship aircraft. In May 2012 …
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Lockheed Martin has held discussions with several countries in Southeast Asia about a roll-on, roll-off maritime mission package for use aboard the C-130 Hercules tactical transport. The Airborne Tactical Mission System, which Lockheed refers to as 'Artamis', allows operators to use transport aircraft for tactical missions at sea, ranging from basic applications such as search and rescue, up to higher-end applications such as anti-submarine warfare. The company promoted the offering at the biennial Imdex Asia 2015 expo, a naval trade show in Singapore. Lori Lindholm, business development principal at the US firm, says that in recent years the company has had discussion…
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