Lockheed Martin C-130J

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has selected the Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) system for its new fleet ofC-130J Hercules airlifters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Industry is being asked by the U.S. Air Force to submit ideas for a new countermeasure system that can defeat infrared-guided missiles and air vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan is in the process of gathering information to upgrade the avionics on its 20 Lockheed Martin C-130H military transport aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The USAF wants to evaluate how the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod can support larger Fairchild Republic A-10s and mobility aircraft, including the Lockheed C-130.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
The CMMT leverages Lockheed Martin’s Rapid Dragon palletized munitions platform concept.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The service in mid-January announced it had received the last MC-130J Commando II special operations variant of the Hercules.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Several new agreements involving defense platforms and companies are expanding India’s MRO sector.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
The WM250 is the most powerful motor so far to be installed in the test site at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The delivery was the 64th for the MC-130J fleet and the 134th total number of MC-130Js, AC-130Js and HC-130Js.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The C-130Js from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing based near the fires are the first to be activated.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
Marshall Aerospace says it has secured a two-year contract extension to support Lockheed Martin C-130Js in the Danish and Norwegian air forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to upgrade its 16 Airbus C295M transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The partnership of five agencies operates from a facility in Boise, Idaho, and is responsible for wildland fire management of 674 million acres of federal land.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Samuel Archer
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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The service’s Operational Energy office has outlined several programs aimed at increasing the efficiency of military aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force leaders say the service’s mobility fleet of tankers and airlifters need to become more connected to each other.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The partnership will initially target the retrofit of military fixed-wing aircraft for special missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The armed forces will receive deliveries of some €10.6 billion of new equipment, including new aircraft, helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing VTOL airlifter; Electrifying the C-130; Hover record goal for LH2 drone; Fly-drive logistics eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The proposal is supported by NASA studies showing potential energy savings from the hybridization of the C-130.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Aurora concept includes two turbofan fan engines for horizontal thrust and four fans embedded into the blended wing body airframe for vertical lift.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Market research has started on a new intratheater airlifter program that could begin fielding hundreds of new aircraft after 2031.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
NOAA expects Lockheed to deliver the fully instrumented aircraft in 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion