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The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules, and the only model currently in production. As of March 2022, 500 C-130J aircraft have been delivered to 26 operators in 22 countries. [1]
The Lockheed Martin E-130J [1] is a planned airborne command post and communication relay aircraft based on the C-130J-30.. The E-130J is intended to replace the Boeing E-6 Mercury in the TACAMO role for the US Navy, but not the associated "Looking Glass" role for the US Air Force. [2]
The Airbus A400M Atlas [nb 1] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft.It was designed by Airbus Military, now Airbus Defence and Space, as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. [3]
in December 2020 (Fiscal Year 2021), the US Navy announced that it awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the purchase the C-130J-30 Hercules as testbed for the TACAMO mission [3] The aircraft selection represents a return to the C-130 platform by the Navy, which for years used the EC-130Q (an older variant despite the higher letter) for the ...
The C-390 outperforms the latest C-130J Hercules plane in speed and payload. Equipped with two IAE V2500-E5 turbofan engines, it measures just over 115 feet long, 38 feet tall, and has a wing span ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac , and cargo transport aircraft .
The RNZAF is looking at a suitable replacement for the two 757-2K2 aircraft. [10] In December 2024 the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Airbus A321neo were shortlisted, with the new aircraft being intended to enter service by the end of 2027. This was earlier than initially planned, with the program being brought forward due in part to difficulties ...
The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Hanoi, two people familiar with the discussions said, in a sign of closer ...