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China is Developing Large Transport Aircraft
China is developing Y-20 large transport aircraft to meet its military modernization drive, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said Thursday. “We are developing large transport aircraft on our own to improve the capability of air transport,” spokesman Yang Yujun said at a monthly news briefing held days after photos of a Y-20 appeared online. The [...]
Elbit to Upgrade Israeli C-130H Transports
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Israel Ministry of Defense to upgrade the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) C-130H (Hercules) transport aircraft. The contract value is in an amount that is not material to Elbit Systems. The modernization project will extend the operational life of the aircraft and [...]
Iraqi Air Force receives three C130J aircraft
The Iraqi Air Force celebrated an important milestone when they received a third C-130J aircraft at a rollout ceremony held at Lockheed Martin’s factory here Dec. 12, 2012. The ceremony is a culmination of many activities to reinforce a long-term partnership between the United States and Iraq and highlights Iraq’s commitment to enhance its military [...]
Iraq Takes Delivery of C-130J Super Hercs
Lockheed Martin delivered a C-130J Super Hercules to the Iraqi Air Force at formal ceremonies here today. This is one of the initial three aircraft of a total of six C-130Js ordered by Iraq. The other two of these initial three aircraft departed yesterday for Iraq. The remaining three C-130Js will be delivered in 2013. [...]
Airbus Military A400M Completes Critical Flight-Test Phase
Airbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter which is a key requirement prior to full certification. Data from the F&R programme, which was performed entirely using the first production-representative aircraft – MSN6 / Grizzly 5 – is now being examined by the [...]
Increasing Europe’s Strategic Tanker Capability By 2020
During the meeting of the EDA steering board on 19 November, defence ministers from ten European states signed a letter of intent to work together to boost their military air-to-air refueling capacity. Air-to-air refueling (AAR) is a critical enabler for air power projection and it is required to enable anything beyond short range air combat [...]
First Three Production Airbus Military A400M Aircraft Take Shape
The initial three production A400M new generation airlifters are seen together for the first time in this latest image of the Airbus Military final assembly line (FAL) at Seville, Spain. The photo shows MSN7 (furthest from the camera, and first to be delivered to a customer – France) awaiting imminent installation of its engines, alongside [...]
US Navy Selects Lockheed Martin to Modernize C-130T Aircraft
The U.S. Naval Air Systems command awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to integrate new avionics and software on multiple C-130T aircraft as part of its avionics upgrade program. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will incorporate the Department of Defense’s Future Airborne Capability Environment conformant cockpit, which gives the Navy unprecedented flexibility capability for [...]
Saudis Request Package with 20 C-130Js, 5 KC-130J Tankers
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 8 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 20 C-130J-30 Aircraft and 5 KC-130J Air Refueling Aircraft, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $6.7 billion. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has [...]
