DefenceTalkFour Stryker combat vehicles were successfully loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 13,2014, on the flightline here, marking the Army’s first use of the Stryker Marshalling Pad and Hot Cargo Pad since their construction. According to Glen Bailey, the 15th Wing Plans and Programs chief of support agreements, the SMP and HCP were built […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-effort-validates-ability-to-move-stryker-vehicles-via-air-60414/

DefenceTalkBrazil has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of three Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. The three aircraft will progressively be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) from the end of this year under the terms of an agreement which also includes a five-year Full In Service […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-orders-airbus-c295-search-and-rescue-aircraft-60277/

DefenceTalkEgypt has ordered eight more Airbus C295 transports in a deal which will take its fleet to 20 and makes it the biggest customer for the market-leading tactical airlifter. The new batch of aircraft will be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force by Airbus Defence and Space beginning next year and will follow the 12 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-orders-eight-more-airbus-c295-tactical-transports-60184/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has today handed over the first of ten A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Air Force formally accepted the aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain. A further ceremony will take place in Turkey at a later […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-delivers-a400m-to-turkish-air-force-59276/

DefenceTalkThe Republic of Korea ushered in a new era in air mobility today with the delivery of the country’s first two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Lockheed Martin facility here. With today’s delivery, South Korea became the 14th country to fly the proven C-130J. South Korea’s new Super Hercules will be operated by Republic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korean-air-force-accepts-first-c-130j-super-hercules-59176/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has been selected by Qatar to supply two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar’s choice of the A330 MRTT makes it the seventh nation to select the type following Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom which have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-selects-airbus-a330-mrtt-multi-role-tanker-transport-59167/

DefenceTalkResearch and development on China’s Y-20 large transport aircraft, which ranks as a large aircraft by international standards, is going smoothly, and the level of technology is maturing in various aspects. The Y-20 prototype aircraft can now achieve maximum take-off weight and maximum altitude, Tang Changhong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-y-20-prototype-aircraft-can-take-off-with-maximum-weight-58998/

DefenceTalkBoeing today delivered Kuwait’s first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, an aircraft that will expand the Kuwait Air Force’s capabilities in military and civilian operations, including humanitarian aid and disaster relief. “The C-17 meets the unique airlift requirements of the Kuwait Air Force,” said Col. Abdullah Al Foudari, Deputy Commander Kuwait Air Force. “With this airlifter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-delivers-kuwait-air-forces-1st-c-17-globemaster-iii-58776/

DefenceTalkAfter more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31. In early January 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J Commando II arrived here to begin the modification process with the goal of creating a “best of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-ac-130j-completes-first-test-flight-50678/

DefenceTalkThe US military will help fly African Union peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic as part of a French-led effort to restore security there, US officials said Monday. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in Qatar on a tour of the region, has ordered American forces “to begin transporting forces from Burundi to the Central African […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-to-fly-african-union-troops-to-central-africa-officials-49884/