Lockheed Martin has handed the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452's first KC-130J tanker aircraft, one of the company's nine Super Hercules production models.
Read More »CAE to Help Build C-130J Simulator for AF Special Operations Command; Ray Duquette Quoted
Lockheed Martin has selected CAE's U.S. subsidiary to support the development and production of three systems to train U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command personnel to operate the C-130J multimission aircraft.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Awarded $87M Contract for C-130J Aircraft Training
Lockheed Martin has secured a four-year, $87M contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with simulated training for aircrew and maintainers of the C-130J aircraft.
Read More »Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Assess Cyber Vulnerability of Air Force's F-15, C-130J Subsystems
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's intelligence, information and services business, said the company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to assess the vulnerability of avionics, mission computers, navigation and other subsystems of F-15 and C-130J aircraft to cyber attacks, Air Force Magazine reported Friday.
Read More »Rolls-Royce Gets $70M Order to Sustain Air Force C-130J Airlifter Engines
Rolls-Royce has received a one-year, $70.7M delivery order to sustain propulsion systems that power the U.S. Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules airlifters.
Read More »DynCorp to Help Coast Guard Maintain C-130 Aircraft
DynCorp has received a potential five-year, $51.4M contract to provide depot level maintenance and progressive structural inspection for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s C-130H and C-130J aircraft. Inspection efforts under the contract would aim to verify the aircraft’s airworthiness in accordance with the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program, the company said Monday. …
Read More »Lockheed Eyes Hercules Training Center Launch in September; Vic Torla Comments
Vic Torla, director of business development training and logistics solutions at Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business, said in a Shepard Media report published Wednesday the company expects the certification for the Hercules Full Mission Simulator to be completed by September. The Hercules Training Center co-located with the aircraft production and …
Read More »Lockheed Completes Delivery of C-130Js to USAF Base in Japan
Lockheed Martin has completed the last two C-130J-30 Super Hercules deliveries to a U.S. Air Force base in Japan. The company said Tuesday 36th Airlift Squadron crews stationed at Yokota Air Base use the airlifters to conduct cargo delivery, troop transport, airdrop and aeromedical operations in the Western Pacific region. Yokota received a …
Read More »Lockheed-Tata JV Opens First India-Based Metal-to-Metal Bonding Facility
A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems has opened the first metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad in India. Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures inaugurated the 4,700 square-meter facility that will support the complex aerostructures manufacturing requirements of Tata Advanced Systems and the Make in India initiative of …
Read More »NAVAIR taps Systel for servers to support Fire Scout management system software
The Naval Air Systems Command of the U.S. Navy has selected Systel to support an unmanned autonomous helicopter program. The company said Monday it will provide rugged, high-density computing servers designed with optimized size, weight and power for NAVAIR’s MQ-8C Fire Scout. Systel’s 2U and 4U servers are geared to …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Delivers California Air National Guard’s First Rescue Tanker Aircraft
The California Air National Guard received its first combat search and rescue tanker aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin on April 5. Lockheed said Friday the 129th Rescue Wing will operate the HC-130J Combat King II from the Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The 129th RQW intends to replace its existing fleet of MC-130P …
Read More »Lockheed to Implement SAS Analytics Tech in Aircraft Programs
Lockheed Martin has partnered with SAS to integrate analytics technology into the Bethesda, Maryland-based company’s F-35, C-130J and LM-100J aircraft programs. Lockheed said Thursday it will implement SAS’ Viya-powered products to increase cross-platform collaboration among aircraft sustainment professionals and help them obtain insights with the use of artificial intelligence tools. Bruce Litchfield, vice …
Read More »VSE Receives Air Force C-130J MRO Task Order
VSE has secured a potential 30-month, $28.5 million task order to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul support for the U.S. Air Force‘s military transport aircraft fleet. The company said Monday it will perform organizational MRO services for the 314th Air Wing headquartered at Little Rock AF Base in Arkansas. USAF awarded the order under …
Read More »Lockheed Delivers First C-130J Airlifter to French Military
France’s military received an initial C-130J Super Hercules airlifter from Lockheed Martin in December. The C-130J-30 aircraft that arrived at Orleans Air Base in France is the first of four Lockheed-built planes ordered by the French directorate general of armament through a contract with the U.S. government, the French ministry of the armed forces said Dec. …
Read More »Raytheon to Supply IFF Transponders for US, Norwegian C-130 Planes
Raytheon‘s space and airborne systems business has received a $30.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide new and updated APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe transponders for C-130H and C-130J military transport planes. The Defense Department said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract includes a $725,000 foreign military sale of the IFF transponders to Norway. Work …
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