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Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a contract worth nearly $969 million to build 17 C-130J military transport aircraft, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The work is expected to be completed by April 2020, the Department of Defense said in its daily digest of major contract awards. Last month, Lockheed announced that it had reached a verbal agreement with the U.S. Air Force for a five-year contract to build up to 83 C-130 J Super Hercules transport planes for the Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps through 2020. Lockheed has sold C-130J transport planes to 16 countries, and 330 of the turboprop planes have been delivered or are currently on o…
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Iraqi authorities detained a Canadian military aircraft for three days in Baghdad two weeks ago because of problems with its cargo. The Department of National Defence confirmed in an emailed statement that a CC-130 Hercules was denied onward movement to the Iraqi-Kurdish capital Erbil by government authorities at the Baghdad International Airport on Oct. 28. The aircraft was flying in support of Operation Impact, the Canadian Forces’ operation against ISIS, and was eventually allowed to return to Kuwait on Oct. 31. Citing security reasons, National Defence didn’t provide many details on the cargo, saying only that it was an “issue with customs d…
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Experts at the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) successfully overhauled a C-130 Hercules logistic aircraft that had been grounded for ten years. It took technicians at Shahid Doran Air Base in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz some 30,000 man-hours to overhaul the aircraft. The military airplane made successful test flights after the overhaul and returned to service. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally d…
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Oct 15 Lockheed Martin Corp on Thursday said it had reached a verbal agreement with the U.S. Air Force on a five-year contract to build up to 83 C-130J transport planes for the Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps through 2020. The company said its goal was to complete the remaining contract actions, certifications and congressional notifications required to finalize the deal by the end of the year. Analysts value the agreement at around $5 billion. "We have reached a verbal agreement on the C-130J multiyear II contract," Lockheed spokesman Joe LaMarca told Reuters in response to a query. He gave no details on the value of the deal, or the amount of savings it would …
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MANSFIELD, Ohio -- Community pride was on display Thursday during the 179th Airlift Wing's dedication ceremony that paid tribute to the City of Galion. The local unit of the Ohio Air National Guard invited members of the Galion community to see the new "Spirit of Galion" emblem painted above the aircrew door of a C-130 Hercules. All eight of the 179th's C-130s have been dedicated to a local community, including Ashland, Clear Fork Valley (representing Bellville and Butler), Crestline, Galion, Lexington, Mansfield, Ontario and Shelby. Lt. Col. Patty Barr, the Maintenance Group Deputy Commander, said the dedications are meant to show the unit's ap…
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The US Air Force's (USAF) 86th and 182nd Airlift Wings are participating in bilateral training with the Polish Air Force at Powdiz Air Base, Poland, focusing on maintaining joint readiness while building interoperability. Conducted during Aviation Detachment 16-1 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the training saw the participation of C-130s from both wings along with around 150 personnel. Polish Air Force 33rd Air Transport Base commander colonel Mieczyslaw Gaudyn said: "It's important for us to work together and reach a similar level of training." "It's also important for us to build this friendship and brotherhood, to be able to count …
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing has been selected as the recipient of the Airlift/Tanker Association's 2015 Lieutenant General James E. Sherrard III award. According to award information on the Airlift/Tanker Association web site, the Sherrard Award recognizes the Air Force Reserve Command's outstanding wing or group contributing to the overall success of the Mobility Air Force mission and the total force. Additionally, the unit that best embodies the spirit and essence of today's global mobility operations, maintaining a viable strategic reserve for tomorrow while embracing responsibilities to their civilian emplo…
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The 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard received the first of eight C-130 Hercules aircraft upgrades Thursday. The C-130 Hercules, which primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission, is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The 165th Airlift Wing will replace its eight C-130H2s with two C-130H2.5 and six C-130H3 that are approximately 15 years newer. The newer aircraft are expected to replace the current fleet by the end of 2016. “Basically, we’re getting a newer model of the C-130. With the replacements, we are gaining enhance…
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The first airframe designated to test the up-gunned AC-130J Ghostrider-configuration was delivered for conversion earlier this month, Air Force Special Operations Command spokeswoman Capt. Victoria Porto told Air Force Magazine. MC-130J serial number 13-5772 c/n 5772, which was ferried from Lockheed Martin's production facility in Marietta, Ga., to Crestview, Fla., on Sept. 10, will become the fourth Ghostrider prototype. The first three airframes were built to Block 10 standards with a 30mm gun, low-yield precision-guided weapons, and high definition sensors. The fourth aircraft will be the first Block 20 airframe armed with the 105mm weapon. "There's a little bit of del…
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The 572nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, like other squadrons within the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, sometimes does “drop-in” work on C-130 Hercules aircraft, adding them into their repair schedule where possible. On Oct. 7, the unit did a final flight check on a C-130 that literally dropped in a year before — that is, made an emergency landing on the Hill AFB runway with its nose gear stuck in the wheel well — and remained here for repairs. It all started on Aug. 17, 2014, when the crew of aircraft 92-1533, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130, belonging to the Wyoming Air National Guard, discovered its nose landing gear wouldn’t extend.…
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MANSFIELD, Ohio -- The Spirit of Crestline was unveiled Thursday, emblazoned with pride along the side of a C-130 Hercules at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The emblem was painted over the aircrew door as a tribute from the 179th Airlift Wing to the village. "We are taking the airplanes and dedicating all eight of them to the local communities who have supported us all through our ups and downs," said Lt. Col. Patty Barr, the Maintenance Group Deputy Commander. Crestline is the seventh of eight communities in the area to be honored by the 179th. Mansfield, Lexington, Shelby, Ontario, Ashland and the Clear Fork Valley (representing Butler and Bellville) have all earne…
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WASHINGTON — The Air Force has awarded Rolls-Royce a $36 million contract to begin upgrading its fleet of C-130 transport planes, the company announced. The contract will kick off what is expected to be a long-running agreement with the Air Force to upgrade the entire fleet of 400 C-130E and C-130H engines with Rolls-Royce’s T56 Series 3.5 kits. Deliveries of the upgrade packages will begin in December, and will introduce the engine improvements into Air Force and US Air National Guard C-130s, according to an Oct. 20 company news release. The Series 3.5 upgrade, which was designed and funded by Rolls-Royce, enables the engines to operate at low temperatures, extends pa…
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Spirit Aeronautics has successfully developed an avionics upgrade program that is aimed at modernising Lockheed C-130H/L-382 Hercules aircraft. The new development will give the aircraft new landing technology in addition to NextGen capabilities such as automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B). ADS-B can be integrated with flight management systems (FMS) in order to deliver increased safety and reduced aircrew workload, the company stated. Spirit Aeronautics president and COO Tony Bailey said: "We established a team of experts and centered their efforts towards creating a modernisation path for operators that utilise commercially available and proven systems …
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Elbit Systems and IAI have given the C-130 Hercules a facelift with new radar and digital screens and a replace main wing. The legendary C-130 Hercules airplanes have undergone a facelift. With technology from defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. and Isreal Aerospace Industries Ltd., the upgraded aircraft has new radar and digital screens, and a replaced main wing, which are just part of the improvements that will keep the heritage planes flying for at least another decade. The first improved plane has taken off from Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. The first improved C-130 Karnaf (Hebrew for Rhino) heavy transport airplane has taken to the air after a long …
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NEW YORK — L-3 Communications has been competitively awarded a $30 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to missionize two C-130J aircraft using a next-generation mission system suite, the company announced in an Oct. 8 release. The total value of the contract, with all options exercised, is approximately $93 million and work will be performed by L-3 Platform Integration in Waco, Texas. The government-owned mission system was developed jointly by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy and is operated across multiple platforms. Under the five-year contract, L-3 will integrate mission systems on two baseline configuration C-130J long-range surveillance aircraft. The …
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WASHINGTON — Six U.S. service members and five contractors were killed in a C-130 crash at Jalalabad Airport in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Thursday. The crash, which occurred just after midnight Friday Afghanistan time, involved a C-130J assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which is part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. The airport at Jalalabad, located about 100 miles east of Kabul, is used only for military and United Nations flights. In a post online, the Taliban claimed they had shot down the aircraft, killing 15 “invaders” plus several Afghan “hirelings.” However, U.S. Air Force Maj. Tony Wickman, a spokesman for the 455th said, “Ene…
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The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of a MC-130J Commando II aircraft from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia. The new aircraft is intended for the USAF's Kadena Air Base in Japan. The latest development follows the delivery of two MC-130J Commando aircraft from Lockheed's facility. Assigned to be operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the aircraft ferried last week was intended for Kadena Air Base, Japan and the Hurlburt Field, Florida. Previously known as the Combat Shadow II, the MC-130J Commando II aircraft is an improved variant of the C-130J aircraft. The special operations tanker aircraft is designed to replace the …
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HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The first AC-130U Spooky gunship to retire from the active fleet flew from its home here following a small ceremony Sept. 21. The gunship, named "Bad Omen," was delivered to Hurlburt Field Feb. 17, 1995. Following the ceremony, "Bad Omen" flew to it's retirement home with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Base, Ariz. "'Bad Omen' flew more than 2,300 sorties with approximately 5,600 landings and accumulated more than 10,000 hours," said Karl Cirulis, 4th Special Operations Squadron pilot. "'Bad Omen' was last deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in December 2013 where it accumulated approximately 600 …
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The head of US Air Force Special Operations Command has issued a “JFK challenge” to the defence industry to install a high-power electric laser on an AC-130 gunship by the end of the decade. Lt Gen Bradley Heithold says just as US president John F Kennedy wanted to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, he wants a laser-armed gunship by 2020. The commander issued the challenge at AFA’s Air & Space Conference in Washington this week. He wants the system to weigh less than 2,268kg (5,000lbs) and occupy a space no greater than one gun position on the latest AC-130J “Ghostrider” gunship. The general first announced his pursuit of a laser gunship in February, bu…
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On Tuesday Wyoming's Congressional delegation wrote a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Robert Bonnie. The letter states that the delegation is aware that the U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management's' CH-130H program is actively seeking a location for a long term facility, and the delegation has suggested two Wyoming locations including on in the Big Horn Basin. On Wyoming entity that has expressed interest is B&G Industries in Greybull. In the letter it's stated they told the delegation they have a state-of-the-art hanger facility that could accommodate two of the aircraft with an additional 60,000 feet of hanger and storage…
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US Air Force Special Operations Command wants an expendable, tube-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle for its AC-130 “battleplane” for peering beneath cloud cover to direct gunfire and precision-guided munitions. The special forces organisation, which employs a large fleet of manned gunships equipped with 30mm and 105mm cannons, is pursuing the so-called Tactical Off-board Sensor as a way of “taking the cover of weather away from the enemy”. AFSOC commander Lt Gen Bradley Heithold says the tube-launched UAV could be dropped from the back of the Lockheed Martin C-130-based gunship and orbit below the clouds. The sensor gimbal is controlled remotely from the AC-130, al…
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9/11/2015 - HC-130P Combat King number 64-14852 travels under an arc of water signifying its final flight Sept. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft was manufactured on November 30, 1965 and has more than 17,500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released) See original article at: Moody.af.mil View full article
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Rolls-Royce’s eight-year journey to develop the T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade package for legacy C-130 aircraft is about to bear fruit following the US Air Force’s “Milestone C” decision last week to commit the program to production and deployment. Tom Hartmann, senior vice president of customer business for Rolls-Royce Defense, expects to be on contract with the air force for an initial 14 upgrade kits this month and another order of 36 is expected in fiscal year 2016. The initial contract is valued at $38 million and is the start of what could be a long-running engine improvement program. It also helps Rolls-Royce as the company pitches the Series 3.5 upgrade to the g…
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Rolls-Royce has delivered its 2,000th AE 2100 engine, which was installed onto a US Air Force C-130J by Lockheed Martin. This major milestone reflects the continued success of Rolls-Royce as the world’s leading engine manufacturer for military transport. The AE 2100 line has proven itself in operations around the globe, accumulating more than 8 million engine flight hours of dependable service, primarily on C-130J aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin. The AE 2100 also powers C-27J aircraft, the Japanese US-2 sea rescue aircraft and a fleet of Saab 2000 civil turboprop aircraft. From military transport to civil passenger service, and from sea rescue to humanitarian effort…
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Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has given further details of its pitch to address the United Kingdom's maritime patrol capability gap - as well as other missions - using revitalised Royal Air Force (RAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft that would otherwise be heading out of service around 2022. LMUK's proposal effectively leverages both its parent company's position as the original equipment manufacturer of the C-130J plus LMUK's experience as prime contractor in upgrading the Royal Navy's Merlin HM.1 multimission maritime helicopters to HM.2 standard under the Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme. The plan is to "take aircraft in service that are tried and tested and m…
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