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Dec- 2024 -

20 December

Air

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final Super Hercules to New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has received the fifth and final C-130J-30 Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin as part of a US foreign military sale to replace the service’s C-130H fleet.

Nov- 2024 -

19 November

Air

A sneak peak at the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J program. This aircraft – the first of three – is slated to be delivered to the government in 2026 for modification into an E-130J Engineering Development Model (EMD). The E-130J, formerly called E-XX, will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission, which connects the president, secretary of defense and U.S. Strategic Command with the United States’ nuclear triad. The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) is leading the TACAMO Recapitalization Program and is scheduled to award the EMD contract during the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. (Photo by David L. Key, Lockheed Martin)

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Starts Production of First US Navy E-130J TACAMO Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has begun construction of the US Navy’s first E-130J production aircraft under its Take Charge and Move Out program.

15 November

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Showcases Aerospace, Defense Solutions at Bahrain Airshow

Lockheed Martin is showcasing its technological solutions in aerospace and defense at Bahrain International Airshow.

5 November

Air

C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Receives Fourth Super Hercules Military Transport Aircraft

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has accepted its fourth C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft in Whenuapai.

Oct- 2024 -

28 October

Air

A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft, assigned to Strategic Communications Wing 1 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, receives post-flight maintenance after landing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, July 15, 2019. In August 1989, the E-6A replaced the EC-130Q in the performance of the Navy's Take Charge and Move Out mission which links the National Command Authority with naval ballistic missile forces during times of crisis. The first E-6B aircraft was accepted in December 1997, and the E-6B assumed its dual operational mission in October 1998. The E-6 fleet was completely modified to the E-6B configuration in 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Skovo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Names E-130J as E-6B Mercury Replacement for TACAMO Missions

The US Navy has assigned the E-130J aircraft to replace the E-6B Mercury as the next Take Charge and Move Out mission platform.

1 October

Air

C-130J Super Hercules. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

Rojoef Manuel

Two Additional New Zealand Super Hercules Arrive in Whenuapai

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has accepted its second and third C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft at Base Auckland, Whenuapai.

Sep- 2024 -

6 September

Africa

Joe Saballa

Egypt to Join C-130J Super Hercules Global Operators With New Purchase

Egypt is set to join the list of C-130J Super Hercules operators with the purchase of its first two aircraft.

Aug- 2024 -

20 August

Air

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Jacob Lunce, 580th Software Engineering Squadron technical specialist, discusses the new Special Mission Display Processor at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 30, 2024, that will function on the C-130J aircraft. The deployed SMPD launched in July 2024 and will enhance avionics capabilities and improve mission situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches New Avionics Display for Super Hercules Airlifter

The US Air Force has introduced a new Special Mission Display Processor for the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in Georgia.

12 August

Air

C-130J Super Hercules. Photo: New Zealand Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Accepts First Super Hercules Airlifter From Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in Marietta, Georgia.

Jul- 2024 -

19 July

Air

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 tactical airlifters to the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Wing assigned to the Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station on July 16, 2024. (Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen)

Rojoef Manuel

Youngstown Air Reserve Receives First Super Hercules Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio.

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