C-130J Deliveries Halted Due To Communications Package Issue

C-130: USAF
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin has paused deliveries of the C-130J airlifter due to a problem with certifying a new communications upgrade, the company and the U.S. Air Force say. Lockheed Martin in 2025 delivered just two of the aircraft and zero in the fourth quarter because of the pause. The company on Jan. 29...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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