• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin delivers Super Hercules to Dyess

  9th September 2011

  Lockheed Martin delivered the sixth C-130J Super Hercules to crews at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, today. Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force …

• Defence Notes

  MALD-J proves capability to protect aircraft

  6th September 2011

  The US Air Force demonstrated that Raytheon Company's Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer could protect aircraft when it completed the first test of the MALD-J …

• Defence Notes

  Lockheed Martin hopeful for continuing MEADS funding

  25th August 2011

  Lockheed Martin is ‘optimistic’ that funding will continue for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) programme beyond the two years that the tri-national agreement …

• Digital Battlespace

  LandWarNet 2011: 3eTI pitches perimeter protection solution for Afghanistan operations

  25th August 2011

  3e Technologies International (3eTI), an Ultra Electronics subsidiary, is preparing to install its Virtual Perimeter Monitoring System (VPMS) into the US Naval Base at Guantanamo …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin delivers USAF C-5M Super Galaxy

  25th August 2011

  Lockheed Martin completed delivery today of the third production C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force. The sixth C-5M overall to be delivered to …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS team delivers Joint Tactical Radio

  24th August 2011

  High-capacity, secure battlefield communications links between all elements of the US military forces are one step closer to truly being connected. The Lockheed Martin team …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing CONECT upgrade successful in flight test

  23rd August 2011

  Boeing on Aug. 3 successfully completed an evaluation flight of the B-52 Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) interphone system. The six-hour flight from Edwards Air …

• Defence Helicopter

  Department of the Navy goes green with Osprey

  22nd August 2011

  The Navy and Marine Corps team reached another milestone toward achieving the Secretary of the Navy’s energy goals by successfully flying a Marine Corps MV-22 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Canadian Afghanistan air wing ends operations

  22nd August 2011

  The Canada Joint Task Afghanistan Air Wing officially ended its operations from Kandahar airfield on 19 August. The disbandment of the air wing, which includes …

• Military Logistics

  Polycon AWIS available for C-130

  22nd August 2011

  Becker Avionics, partner with Axnes Aviation AS for sales and marketing, as well as product support services for the Polycon Wireless Intercom Extension System for …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin to support USAF C-5 programme

  18th August 2011

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $5.8 million one-year contract from FlightSafety Services Corporation to manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon teams with Rafael to market Iron Dome

  17th August 2011

  Raytheon Company and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd have teamed to market the Iron Dome weapon system in the United States. Rafael developed the original …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman performs cueing of ABIR sensor

  11th August 2011

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the first test to demonstrate real-time cueing of the Airborne Infrared (ABIR) sensor for the Ballistic Missile Defense System …

• Military Logistics

  C-17s welcomed to Stewart ANG Base

  9th August 2011

  Boeing joined the US Air National Guard at Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB) on Aug. 6 to commemorate the base's transition to the Boeing …

• Military Logistics

  Eighth C-5B inducted to become Super Galaxy

  5th August 2011

  The sun shines above the newest addition to the C-5M modernization program. Tail number 85-0003, a C-5B Galaxy, is the eighth aircraft inducted into modernization …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport

  C-130J (Secondhand) [Greece]

  Programme Background The decision was prompted by repeated operational failures in the HAF’s C-130 fleet, particularly highlighted during a failed mission to transport a Greek ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M (Indonesia)

  Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M-Forecast [Indonesia]

  Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-2 (Japan)

  Programme BackgroundKawasaki Heavy Industries developed the C-2 for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to replace its Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleets. ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | C-130 Hercules Replacement [Greece]

  As part of the Long Defence Procurement Program covering 2025-2036, Greece has identified Embraer's C-390 transport aircraft as a possible replacement for the C-130 Hercules. The ...

• Data links

  Data links | C-130 Hercules Replacement [Greece]

  As part of the Long Defence Procurement Program covering 2025-2036, Greece has identified Embraer's C-390 transport aircraft as a possible replacement for the C-130 Hercules. The ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | C-130 Hercules Replacement [Greece]

  As part of the Long Defence Procurement Program covering 2025-2036, Greece has identified Embraer's C-390 transport aircraft as a possible replacement for the C-130 Hercules. The ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-130H Replacement [Sweden]

  Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...

• Transport

  C-130J - USAF

  Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and FMS ...

• Transport

  C-130 Replacement [South Africa]

  Programme Background Requirement South Africa’s current C-130BZ fleet has become increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain, being amongst the oldest C-130 aircraft still operational. Despite a 2023 ...

• Transport

  Strategic Airlift Capability [Mexico]

  Programme Background Requirement The Mexican Air Force's transport capability is provided by the country's 302nd (C-130 Hercules) and 502nd (Boeing 737-200) squadrons. Previously, it also operated Boeing ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-130 Replacement [Austria]

  Programme Background Requirement In September 2023, Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner declared that Vienna plans to replace its retiring C-130K Hercules fleet with Embraer's C-390 ...

• Transport

  C-130J (1-2) [Egypt]

  Programme Background Requirement The Egyptian Air Force operates a large number of legacy C-130 aircraft, with approximately 22 C-130Hs and three C-130H-30s remaining in service. These ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-130J - US Marine Corps

  Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and FMS ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  HC/MC-130J - USAF

  Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and FMS ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Transport

  C-130J Super Hercules

  The C-130J Super Hercules is the latest model of the C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J primarily performs the tactical portion of ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  C-130 Tampa Training Center

  CAE owns and operates a training centre in Tampa, Florida, for operators of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules aircraft. CAE’s C-130 Tampa Training Center offers ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  C-Lynx

  Unveiled in May 2017, the C-Lynx is a light weight multiple rocket launcher developed for use with the 122mm ACCULAR rocket, the latest member of ...

• Launchers

  Hercules AH-01

  The Hercules AH-01 high-pressure pneumatic launcher is designed to launch UAVs of up to 500kg MTOW. It is air-transportable in C-130, A400M, or other similar ...

• Transport

  C-130 Hercules

  The C-130E/H Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It first entered service in 1962. According to Lockheed Martin, 1,693 C-130E and C-130H models ...

• Transport

  C-2

  Kawasaki Heavy Industries developed the C-2 for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to replace its Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleets. The ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  AN/APQ-175

  The AN/APQ-175 is a dual-band radar at the heart of the adverse weather aerial delivery system fitted to USAF C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. As well ...

• Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

  FG-3/-6/-9 IR Flares

  The FG-3/-6/-9 IR Flares are fully compatible in form, fit and function with M206 and MJU-7B flares respectively, and they all use magnesium/PTFE cartridge pellets. ...

• Combat Search and Rescue

  HC-130P/N

  HC-130P/N is a SAR aircraft developed as extended-range version of C-130 Hercules transport airframe to execute all weather personnel recovery operations from austere airfields and ...

• Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4, Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6, Trucks and utility vehicles - 8x8

  SX Series

  The SX Extreme Mobility Truck System is primarily deployed as a carrier for sensitive weapon systems, since its boxed frame structure does not pass on ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-130J Super Hercules

  The KC-130J Super Hercules is a tanker variant of the C-130J Super Hercules. It is designed to deliver fuel to several platforms, including helicopters and ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  C-130 ATS

  The Lockheed Martin C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) provides academic and simulation training for C-130 weapons system aircrews and maintenance personnel. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar

  AN/APS-145

  The AN/APS-145 is a high-power UHF Doppler radar fitted to the Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2000 airborne early warning and control aircraft and can also be ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  VN17

  Norinco displayed its VN17 tracked IFV for the first time during its Armour Day event in August 2017. Primarily aimed at the export market, it ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Zmag

  The Zmag (sometimes called Z-mag) is part of a family of ATVs originally developed by Israeli racing driver Ido Cohen. In May 2020, Israel Aerospace Industries ...