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Why India's C-130J Is King Of Tactical Airlift Missions: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed on the northeast's first emergency landing field (ELF) in an Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules turboprop aircraft. This rugged transport plane is ideal for operating in difficult terrain, common in India.
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Lockheed Martin, Tata To Expand C-130J Super Hercules Opportunities In India
US Defence major Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd on Tuesday announced a teaming agreement to expand on their engagement through the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter project.
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Pentagon Okays $90 Million Sale Of Spares For India's Super Hercules Fleet
The Pentagon has approved India's request to buy USD 90 million worth of equipment, spare parts and logistical support for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft.
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Watch: Indian Paratroopers Jump Out Of Super Hercules Plane Over Ladakh
The ramp of the American-made C-130J Super Hercules opens slowly as the four-engine transport aircraft comes to a steady airspeed high above the icy mountains of Ladakh. The dark cargo hold then brightens up with ambient light. Within seconds, a paratrooper wearing a oxygen mask runs towards the edge of the ramp, gives a brief thumbs-up, and then j...
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Air Force Planes Land On Highway Near Lucknow In 2-Hour Drill: 10 Points
Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...
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Air Force's Massive C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft To Land On Lucknow-Agra Expressway
A C-130J transport aircraft with special forces commandos and frontline fighters from the Indian Air Force's inventory will be part of an exercise to use highways as landing strips next week.
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Super Hercules To Play Vital Role During Conflicts: Indian Air Force
The C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, a squadron of which has been set up here, has the capability to play an important role in case of a military conflict, Air Vice Marshal Vikram Singh said here today.
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Defence Ministry Approves Buying Of C-130 J Super Hercules Aircraft
The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved the buying of one C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, worth about Rs 900 crore, to replace the one that had crashed in 2014 killing five crew members, including four officers.
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Air Force's C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules Saving Lives From Kashmir to Chennai
Heavy-lifter C-17 Globemaster and the C-130J Super Hercules, which helped in saving thousands of lives during Uttarakhand and Kashmir floods and the deadly Nepal earthquake early this year, again did a yeoman service in rain-hit Chennai where they ferried nearly 1,500 people to safety following the deluge.
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A New Landing Feat for Hercules C130J in Mumbai
One of India's biggest defence cargo planes landed on the tiny runway at the Juhu Airport in Mumbai this morning.
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Air Force rules out reports that C-130J crashed due to counterfeit Chinese parts
The Air Force has ruled out that the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft could have crashed due to suspected counterfeit Chinese parts. The Air Force also said that it had already sent some of the equipment to the US for physical verification by its manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
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India sends black box of crashed C-130J to US for decoding data
The black box of the C-130J transport aircraft that crashed near Gwalior on Friday has suffered damage.
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C-130 J Super Hercules: India's newly-acquired workhorse
The crash of Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft near Gwalior this morning has come as a big shock to military aviation specialists. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to probe the reason behind the crash in which five of its personnel were killed.
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India deploys C-130J Super Hercules, P-8I to trace missing Malaysian plane
India today deployed two of its frontline surveillance aircraft in Kuala Lumpur to take part in the international search for the missing Malaysian airliner in the South Indian Ocean region.
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India to buy six more C-130J Hercules aircraft from US
India will buy six more C-130J Hercules medium lift aircraft from the United States of America. These aircraft will be positioned at Panagarh in West Bengal and will be largely dedicated for operations along the India-China border.
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Why India's C-130J Is King Of Tactical Airlift Missions: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed on the northeast's first emergency landing field (ELF) in an Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules turboprop aircraft. This rugged transport plane is ideal for operating in difficult terrain, common in India.
-
Lockheed Martin, Tata To Expand C-130J Super Hercules Opportunities In India
US Defence major Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd on Tuesday announced a teaming agreement to expand on their engagement through the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter project.
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Pentagon Okays $90 Million Sale Of Spares For India's Super Hercules Fleet
The Pentagon has approved India's request to buy USD 90 million worth of equipment, spare parts and logistical support for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft.
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Watch: Indian Paratroopers Jump Out Of Super Hercules Plane Over Ladakh
The ramp of the American-made C-130J Super Hercules opens slowly as the four-engine transport aircraft comes to a steady airspeed high above the icy mountains of Ladakh. The dark cargo hold then brightens up with ambient light. Within seconds, a paratrooper wearing a oxygen mask runs towards the edge of the ramp, gives a brief thumbs-up, and then j...
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Air Force Planes Land On Highway Near Lucknow In 2-Hour Drill: 10 Points
Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...
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Air Force's Massive C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft To Land On Lucknow-Agra Expressway
A C-130J transport aircraft with special forces commandos and frontline fighters from the Indian Air Force's inventory will be part of an exercise to use highways as landing strips next week.
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Super Hercules To Play Vital Role During Conflicts: Indian Air Force
The C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, a squadron of which has been set up here, has the capability to play an important role in case of a military conflict, Air Vice Marshal Vikram Singh said here today.
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Defence Ministry Approves Buying Of C-130 J Super Hercules Aircraft
The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved the buying of one C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, worth about Rs 900 crore, to replace the one that had crashed in 2014 killing five crew members, including four officers.
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Air Force's C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules Saving Lives From Kashmir to Chennai
Heavy-lifter C-17 Globemaster and the C-130J Super Hercules, which helped in saving thousands of lives during Uttarakhand and Kashmir floods and the deadly Nepal earthquake early this year, again did a yeoman service in rain-hit Chennai where they ferried nearly 1,500 people to safety following the deluge.
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A New Landing Feat for Hercules C130J in Mumbai
One of India's biggest defence cargo planes landed on the tiny runway at the Juhu Airport in Mumbai this morning.
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Air Force rules out reports that C-130J crashed due to counterfeit Chinese parts
The Air Force has ruled out that the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft could have crashed due to suspected counterfeit Chinese parts. The Air Force also said that it had already sent some of the equipment to the US for physical verification by its manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
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India sends black box of crashed C-130J to US for decoding data
The black box of the C-130J transport aircraft that crashed near Gwalior on Friday has suffered damage.
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C-130 J Super Hercules: India's newly-acquired workhorse
The crash of Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft near Gwalior this morning has come as a big shock to military aviation specialists. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to probe the reason behind the crash in which five of its personnel were killed.
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India deploys C-130J Super Hercules, P-8I to trace missing Malaysian plane
India today deployed two of its frontline surveillance aircraft in Kuala Lumpur to take part in the international search for the missing Malaysian airliner in the South Indian Ocean region.
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India to buy six more C-130J Hercules aircraft from US
India will buy six more C-130J Hercules medium lift aircraft from the United States of America. These aircraft will be positioned at Panagarh in West Bengal and will be largely dedicated for operations along the India-China border.
