Tactical Transport
Ilyushin Il-112V prototype destroyed in fatal crash
The first prototype of the new Ilyushin Il-112V light military transport aircraft was destroyed in a fatal accident on August 17, killing all three crew members
Texas ANG receives its first C-130J-30
The Texas ANG’s 136th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth has become the latest USAF unit to start transitioning to the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules
Mali’s second C295W ready for delivery
A second Airbus C295W is being prepared for delivery to the Malian Air Force to supplement its growing tactical transport fleet
Germany’s first C-130J-30 rolled out
Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules heavy-lift tactical transport for the German Air Force
Multiple fatalities in Philippine C-130H crash
A Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transport belonging to the Philippine Air Force crashed while attempting to land at Jolo Airport on Jolo Island in the nation’s Sulu province on July 4, killing 47 people
Jordanian C295Ms in storage at Seville
Both of the CASA (now Airbus) C295Ms previously operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s 3 Squadron have appeared in open store outside the Airbus Defence and Space facility at Seville-San Pablo Airport, Spain
Ethiopian C-130E shot down by rebels near Gijet
An Ethiopian Air Force-operated Lockheed C-130E Hercules tactical transport has been completely destroyed after it was shot down by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front – a paramilitary rebel group in Ethiopia – on June 23
Turkmenistan receives first C-27J Spartan
The Turkmenistan Air Force has received the first of an undisclosed number of Leonardo C-27J Spartan Next Generation (NG) tactical transports, following its arrival in-country on June 6
Contract issued for Philippine Hercules refurbishment
Tyonek Services Overhaul Facility has been contracted to perform Excess Defense Article regeneration work on a number of Philippine Air Force C-130 Hercules tactical transports under the US Foreign Military Sales programme
Airbus delivers 100th A400M
Airbus Defence and Space has recently completed the 100th delivery of its A400M Atlas heavy-lift tactical transport, with this example being handed over to the Spanish Air Force