Lockheed Martin has handed over the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft on order to the Georgia Air National Guard at a ceremony. The 165th Airlift Wing – the first C-130 operator in the state of Georgia since 1975 – will operate the C-130J-30 Super Hercules.
“Today’s delivery is further evidence of Lockheed Martin’s long-term commitment to the home state of Hercules. On behalf of our more than 6,000 employees in Georgia, we are honored to deliver this Georgia-built aircraft to the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah,” said Rod McLean, vice president and general manager for Lockheed Martin’s Air Mobility & Maritime Missions business. The C-130J-30 is an extended version of the C-130J with an additional 4.5 meters of cargo space. It is also the first C-130J-30 aircraft in the Block 8.1 configuration, enhancing interoperability across the U.S. Air Force fleet with a new flight management system, Block 8.1. also features improved navigation and communications systems and an updated friend-or-foe identifier. https://militaeraktuell.at/deutsche-sea-king-vetaranen-gehen-an-die-ukraine/ “The future starts now for us, and we are proud to begin operating state-of-the-art C-130J Super Hercules. I am grateful to all those who worked tirelessly to make this procurement a reality,” said Maj. Gen. Tom Carden, adjutant general of the Georgia Department of Defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 530 C-130J Super Hercules in 18 different mission variants to 26 operators in 22 countries. These include, for example, the Philippines, Australia and also Germany and Franceamong others, as part of a binational fleet.
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