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US Navy Accepts Next-Generation Aircraft to Modernize Strategic Communications

The Navy accepted a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, Oct. 15, marking the first step toward fieldin...

United States Army to acquire contractor-owned ISR aircraft

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Navy Accepts Next-Generation Aircraft to Modernize Strategic Communications

The Navy accepted a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, marking the first step toward fielding the fut...

U.S. Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call aircraft

The U.S. Air Force retired EC-130H Compass Call tail 1590 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on Sept. 18, after more than four decades of Compass Call electronic warfare ope...

U.S. Air Force’s EC-130H flies final mission alongside EA-37B

A U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft flew in formation with an EA-37B Compass Call for the first time on September 3, in what the Air Force identified as the EC-130H’s fi...

A Competition of One

HAL HS-748 medium-sized turboprop airlinerby Purusharth AroraIndia established a private military aircraft production line by excluding HAL and accepting a single bid. This approac...

C-130J-30 Vs C-390: Lockheed Martin Strengthens Its Case For India’s Medium Transport Aircraft Contest

With Airbus having effectively exited the competition, the contest for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) requirement has narrowed primarily to Lockheed Martin’...

United States Air Force to acquire VIP B737-8 MAX

The United States Air Force is acquiring a VIP-configured B737-8 using USD250 million budgeted under the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), covering the period...

US Navy receives C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft

Lockheed Martin delivered a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft to the US Navy at its Marietta, Georgia, facility on October 15, as part of the...

U.S. Air Force Expanding C-40 VIP Fleet with Boeing 737 MAX

Aviation Week reports on a statement by an Air Mobility Command (AMC) spokesperson confirming the USAF’s intent to procure the Boeing 737’s MAX variant for the first time, becoming...

Lockheed Martin Delivers C-130J-30 Super Hercules to Navy

Northrop Grumman will integrate mission systems into the E-130J aircraft, while Collins Aerospace will supply low-frequency systems The post Lockheed Martin Delivers C-130J-30 Supe...

Montana Air Guard trades old Hercules for new C-130J

The Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing flew its last tactical training mission with the C-130H Hercules on Oct. 3, closing out 12 years with the transport aircraft as...

Two World War II Aircraft Conducted Flyover Of HMS Queen Elizabeth

A vintage Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber and a Supermarine Seafire fighter from a naval aviation charity conducted a flyover of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier

US Air Force moves closer to ski-equipped C-130J Hercules

The US Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation $31,789,335 to design and develop a kit that would… The post US Air Force moves closer to ski-equipped C-130J Hercules appear...

India's Twin-Seat Fighter Legacy Hinges On Su-30MKI

Line up the world’s major air forces and count the seats. The United States Air Force flies the F-22, the F-16 and the F-35 with one pilot. The F-35 has no two-seat variant in any...

U.S. to send Philippine Coast Guard three spy-equipped planes

The United States will supply the Philippine Coast Guard with three secondhand King Air 350 turboprop aircraft, two of them fitted with surveillance sensors, under a $39.6 million...

U.S. Navy Receives First C-130J-30 for TACAMO Program

The U.S. Navy has received the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules which will be converted into the E-130J Phoenix II, equipped with the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission system...

U.S. Air Force orders ski gear for newer C-130J Hercules

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $31.8 million contract to design a modification kit that would convert standard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into ski-equippe...

IAF's Transport Modernisation Skyrockets With Major Expansion Plan For 60 Medium Airlifters

India's legacy preference, Russia's Ilyushin IL-276 heavy-lift transport aircraftThe Indian Air Force's (IAF) transport fleet is now entering a new phase, with the Defence Ministry...

Paraguayan Air Force acquires multi-purpose C408 SkyCourier

The Paraguayan Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya has acquired a brand-new multi-purpose Cessna 408 SkyCourier to strengthen the state's capacity to respond to emergencies, conduct m...

Royal Jordanian Air Force adds B737-400(SF) as Il76s retire

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Civil Air Patrol orders 21 Cessna aircraft from Textron Aviation

At least five US military aircraft flying over Persian Gulf

Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers and Boeing KC-46A Pegasuses "are flying at an altitude of about eight kilometers, including along corridors designated for civil aircraft," a source in...

Last of Air Force’s longest-deployed planes finally gets to retire

A secretive squadron of EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare planes set a record of 19 straight years deployed. The last of the planes took its final flight this month. The post...