Lockheed Martin has begun wing production for the LM-100J commercial freighter aircraft — the civil-certified variant of the C-130J Super Hercules — at the company’s facility in Marietta, Georgia. Lockheed said Monday it is manufacturing other structural components at its Meridian, Mississippi and Clarksburg, West Virginia facilities. George Shultz, Lockheed vice president and general manager of air mobility and maritime missions, said the LM-100J […] More

Cascade Aerospace Inc. now holds the distinction of being one of only two authorized Lockheed Martin C-130J heavy maintenance centers in the world. Cascade Aerospace and Lockheed Martin previously signed a 20-year support contract for the C-130J fleet of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the company announced Monday. “The addition of Cascade Aerospace as the second-ever Lockheed […] More

Lockheed Martin has notified the Federal Aviation Administration that the company plans to produce a civil variant of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. The LM-100J variant plane is intended to leverage technology and design upgrades from the L-100 plane for other functions such as aerial firefighting and airborne medical patient transportation, Lockheed said Monday. […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2019 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) named Roderick McLean, vice president and general manager of its integrated fighter group, to serve in the VP and GM roles for the air mobility and maritime missions organization beginning April 15, GovCon Wire reported March 15. The company said March 14 McLean will […] More

Lockheed Martin has introduced a firefighting airtanker variant of the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. FireHerc is an updated version of Lockheed’s legacy L-11 Hercules commercial tanker and designed to help operators contain and control fires in difficult terrain and tough conditions, the company said Tuesday. The airtanker works to disperse retardants through either its […] More

Lockheed Martin has introduced a suite of post-production upgrades to equipment and support services for the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. Aeronautics Capabilities Solutions are designed to increase the operational capacity and availability of C-130s, Lockheed said Wednesday. C-130 operators and Lockheed team members can install the updated products via authorized Hercules Service Centers. George Shultz, vice […] More

The U.S. National Guard has received the first of four Lockheed Martin-developed fixed-wing personnel recovery aircraft that will support operations in Alaska and the Pacific Theater. Lockheed said Thursday that the HC-130J aircraft will help users respond to disaster scenarios, evacuate aeromedical personnel, support humanitarian outreach programs, disseminate aviation advisories and perform security cooperation missions. HC-130J, which will succeed […] More

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a multipurpose commercial freighter offering the company derived from its C-130J Super Hercules aircraft platform for military transport operations. The LM-100J  is a modernized version of the L-100 Hercules platform and designed to support oversized cargo transport, oil and gas exploration, mining logistics, aerial firefighting, medical evacuation/air ambulance and search-and-rescue operations, Lockheed said Thursday. The […] More