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Brazil bids fond farewell to legacy Hercules fleet

19th March 2024

The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB; Brazilian Air Force) bid a fond farewell to its remaining C-130 Hercules tactical transports at Galeão Air Base (AB) in Rio de Janeiro on February 29, with the type having flown more than 377,000 operational flight hours over the past 60 years

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Greece seeks stop-gap C-130Hs to bolster waning airlift capabilities

13th February 2024

The US Department of Defense and the US State Department have recently given advance notice of a proposed transfer of two legacy C-130H Hercules tactical transports to Greece as part of the Excess Defense Articles programme, which will be used as a stop-gap to boost the Hellenic Air Force’s airlift capabilities until the air arm’s new C-130J Super Hercules fleet can enter operational service

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Sudáfrica piensa en el C-390 para sustituir a la vetusta flota de C-130BZ?

23rd November 2023

A petición de la Fuerza Aérea Sudafricana (SAAF), Embraer Defense & Security desplegará un C-390 Millennium multimisión en la base aérea de Waterkloof, en Pretoria, el 24 de noviembre, donde el avión estratégico de transporte medio demostrará sus capacidades a la fuerza aérea, que lleva tiempo buscando un sucesor para su vetusta flota de Hércules C-130BZ.

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South Africa eyes C-390 to replace ageing C-130BZ fleet?

23rd November 2023

At the request of the South African Air Force (SAAF), Embraer Defense & Security will deploy a multi-mission C-390 Millennium to AFB Waterkloof in Pretoria on November 24, where the medium-lift strategic airlifter will demonstrate its capabilities to the air arm, which has long been searching for a successor to its ageing C-130BZ Hercules fleet

Aircraft Deliveries

Rusia da la bienvenida a otro avión de transporte Il-76MD-90A modernizado

9th November 2023

La United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) -filial de la Corporación Estatal Rostec de Rusia- ha entregado al Ministerio de Defensa ruso otro transporte estratégico pesado Il-76MD-90A Candid profundamente modernizado.

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Russia welcomes another modernised Il-76MD-90A airlifter

8th November 2023

The United Aircraft Corporation – a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Rostec State Corporation – has delivered another deeply modernised Il-76MD-90A Candid heavy-lift strategic transport to the Russian Ministry of Defence

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US Navy ‘Providers’ fly final official C-2A Greyhound flight

9th October 2023

The US Navy’s Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30) ‘Providers’ conducted its final official C-2A Greyhound flight at NAS North Island in California on September 20

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UK MOD slammed for creating capability gap after axing RAF C-130J fleet

21st September 2023

The decision to retire the RAF’s fleet of C-130J Hercules C4/C5 tactical transports earlier than originally planned has left a capability gap in air mobility tasks and special forces operations, a report by an influential group of British MPs has found

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UK airpower in crisis amid growing threat of war, MPs say

13th September 2023

The state of UK airpower and its inability to counter the growing threat of war has been laid bare in a damning report by an influential group of British MPs

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El poder aéreo británico en crisis ante la creciente amenaza de guerra, según los diputados

13th September 2023

El estado de la aviación británica y su incapacidad para contrarrestar la creciente amenaza de guerra han quedado al descubierto en un demoledor informe elaborado por un influyente grupo de parlamentarios británicos.

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La Base Conjunta McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst se despide con cariño de su flota de KC-10A

10th July 2023

La salida del McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (serie 84-0188) de la Base Conjunta McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) el 22 de junio marcó no sólo el final de las operaciones del KC-10 para las Alas de Movilidad Aérea 305ª y 514ª (AMW) de la USAF, sino también la misión de 33 años del tipo en la base de Nueva Jersey.

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst bids fond farewell to KC-10A fleet

10th July 2023

The departure of McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (serial 84-0188) from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on June 22 marked not only the end of KC-10 operations for the USAF’s 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings, but also the type’s 33-year mission at the New Jersey base

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Mozambique refuerza su capacidad antiterrorista con nuevos aviones

24th November 2022

La Fuerza Aérea de Mozambique (FAM) ha reforzado su capacidad antiterrorista con la compra de dos aviones de transporte a la empresa aeroespacial y de defensa Paramount Group, con sede en Sudáfrica.

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Mozambique strengthens counter-terrorism capabilities with new aircraft

24th November 2022

The Mozambique Air Force has moved to strengthen its counter-terrorism capabilities with the purchase of two transport aircraft from South Africa-based aerospace/defence company, Paramount Group

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US Army orders additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks

19th October 2022

As the US Army continues to modernise its heavy lift capabilities, an order was sent to Boeing for two more CH-47F Block II Chinooks on September 30, worth a total of $63m

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