Canada’s first CC-130J completes Body Mate at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Georgia
September, 2009
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Canada’s first CC-130J comes together
Today, the first of 17 CC-130Js for Canada began the next major step in the assembly process at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia. ‘Body Mate’ brings together the main fuselage, the front cab section and the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The aircraft will soon be able to rest on its own, Canadian built, landing gear. Read more
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
USAF Europe and Africa Airlift Missions Strengthened by Another C-130J Super Hercules Delivery
Marietta, Georgia Maj. Gen. Ronald “Ron” Ladnier, commander, 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently accepted the fifth of 14 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C 130Js to be based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. “We are excited about getting another C-130J,” Maj. Gen Ladnier said. “When you look across the Department of Defense at what this country is doing, you can’t help but be proud of our soldiers, our sailors, our Airmen and our Marines. If you think about it a ... Read more
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