Tag: C130
LM contests C130J cost
The fly-away price of a C130J medium transport is in the low US$80 million range, Lockheed Martin officials say.
A senior Lockheed...
Small investment could see SAAF C130 fly to 2030
A small investment could extend the lifetime of the South African Air Force's small and venerable fleet of Lockheed Martin C130BZ Hercules...
Australia contemplating 6th C17 buy
Australia is investigating the purchase of a sixth Boeing C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift aircraft and has sent a Letter of Request to...
SAAF awards IDAS work
The South African Air Force is investing some R5.263 million in maintenance and support services for the self protection systems (SPS) fitted...
More money to keep Hercules flying
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has upped its bill to keep the venerable Lockheed Martin C130BZ flying by another R13 million....
SAAF C130 headed for Somalia
A South African Air Force C130BZ transport is currently headed to Mogadishu, in Somalia. The aircraft left Air Force Base Waterkloof, in...
Moroccan military plane crash kills 78 – military
At least 78 people were killed today when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the...
More money to keep Hercules flying
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has upped its bill to keep the venerable Lockheed Martin C130BZ flying by another R23.769 million....
“We understand partnership” – Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin says it wants to increase its South African footprint. The US planemaker's EMEA vice president for international business development initiatives...
SA looking at US transport
A US delegation has visited South Africa to discuss the latter country's future military fixed-wing airlift requirement. The visit reportedly took place...
Hercules damage severe?
It appears the damage to a South African Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport that suffered a nose-gear collapse on the...
SAAF to review ageing transport fleet
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is reconsidering its fixed wing mobility capability in its entirety. This is as a result of...