First Flight For Canada’s New Airlifter
March 4, 2010 by Jeffrey Bradford · Comment
Filed under: Canada, Lockheed Martin, Syndicated Industry News
First Flight For Canada's New AirlifterFiled under: Canada, Lockheed Martin, Syndicated Industry News
March 4, 2010 9:06:00 AM
MARIETTA, Ga., -- The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] CC-130J Super Hercules for Canada completed its first flight, March 3, 2010. The aircraft is the first of 17 CC-130Js and will be delivered in summer 2010. Deliveries will be completed through 2012. The CC-130J Super Hercules will give Canada increased airlift capability with an aircraft that has greater range, power and reliability over previous C-130 models. Canada is one of 12 countries that have now ordered the Super Hercules, in demand worldwide thanks to its mission flexibility and capability.
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Boeing’s United States Tanker: Always Remember the Customer
October 21, 2009 by Boeing United States Tanker · Comment
Filed under: KC-X, KC-X Tanker News, Syndicated Industry News
A key part of building a good proposal and running a smart acquisition campaign is to always remember the customer. That's not very tough on KC-X. We see the U.S. Air Force working very hard to fly and maintain their current fleet of KC-135 air refueling tankers each day and realize they must have a new tanker as soon as possible.
I just read a posting in Air Force Magazine's Daily Report eNewsletter ("Afghan Surge Prompts Mobility Records") describing the service's record breaking efforts in Afghanistan that tells it all. According to the story, USAF mobility forces have set records for cargo airdropped (4.1 million pounds in September). On the tanker side, approximately 80 million pounds of fuel was offloaded last month compared to 60 million pounds way back in February.
For those of you who have served in the Air Mobility Command, this type of surge is not new but still very impressive. Whether it's the planners at the Tanker Airlift Control Center managing the global movement of aircraft or the aircrews and maintainers keeping it all on schedule despite some difficult challenges, it is very clear how important the U.S. Air Force is to keeping America safe and projecting our nation's reach.
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Boeing delivers third C-17 for ISAF
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The Boeing Co. delivered its third C-17 Globemaster III to NATO forces in support of a consortium of 12 nations in a strategic airlift initiative.
Air Force retires another KC-135
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force retired a KC-135 Stratotanker following more than 50 years of service as part of the effort to transition the airlift fleet to the KC-X.
SAC flies first mission for ISAF
PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Members of the coalition Strategic Airlift Capability flew a first mission in support of international forces in Afghanistan to supply Swedish troops.
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