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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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Kuwait Fire Tragedy: Plane Carrying Bodies Of 45 Indians Reaches Delhi
The Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying the bodies of those killed in the Kuwait fire tragedy, arrived at Palam Technical Airport on Friday.
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Air Force Airlifts More Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Employing a C-17 and two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the IAF airlifted 36 tonne of critical equipment on Monday, continuing to lend assistance to efforts being made to rescue workers from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand.
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Australia To Buy 20 Hercules Military Transport Planes In $6.6 Billion Deal
Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ahead of a visit later this week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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PM Modi Says Purvanchal Expressway "Uniting UP", Slams Earlier Governments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon launched the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, built at a cost of Rs 22,500 crores, shortly after he landed in an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the highway.
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Watch: IAF Emergency Landing Drill On Highway, 2 Ministers On Board
A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, completed an 'emergency field landing' on a national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer this morning.
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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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Floating Debris Seen Near Location Of Missing Chile Plane With 38 People
Rescuers hunting for a Chilean air force plane that went missing as it headed for Antarctica with 38 people aboard have recovered floating debris that may be from the C-130''s fuel tanks, the military said Wednesday.
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Antarctica-Bound Plane With 38 On Board Goes Missing, Says Chile Air Force
The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board.
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Air Force Spent 29 Crore To Ferry Currency After Notes Ban: RTI
Over Rs 29.41 crore was spent on using the Indian Air Force's ultra-modern transport aircraft - the C-17 and the C-130J Super Hercules - to ferry the newly-issued Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 currency notes post-demonetisation, according to an RTI reply.
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After Super Hercules, Indian Air Force Fighter Planes Land On Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Nearly 20 planes of the Indian Air Force or IAF will perform touch-and-go landings on a stretch of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway today, starting with a 35,000-kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will drop special forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the special drill for the fighter jets that will follow. This is the first time t...
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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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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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Kuwait Fire Tragedy: Plane Carrying Bodies Of 45 Indians Reaches Delhi
The Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying the bodies of those killed in the Kuwait fire tragedy, arrived at Palam Technical Airport on Friday.
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Air Force Airlifts More Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Employing a C-17 and two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the IAF airlifted 36 tonne of critical equipment on Monday, continuing to lend assistance to efforts being made to rescue workers from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand.
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Australia To Buy 20 Hercules Military Transport Planes In $6.6 Billion Deal
Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ahead of a visit later this week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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PM Modi Says Purvanchal Expressway "Uniting UP", Slams Earlier Governments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon launched the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, built at a cost of Rs 22,500 crores, shortly after he landed in an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the highway.
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Watch: IAF Emergency Landing Drill On Highway, 2 Ministers On Board
A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, completed an 'emergency field landing' on a national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer this morning.
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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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Floating Debris Seen Near Location Of Missing Chile Plane With 38 People
Rescuers hunting for a Chilean air force plane that went missing as it headed for Antarctica with 38 people aboard have recovered floating debris that may be from the C-130''s fuel tanks, the military said Wednesday.
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Antarctica-Bound Plane With 38 On Board Goes Missing, Says Chile Air Force
The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board.
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Air Force Spent 29 Crore To Ferry Currency After Notes Ban: RTI
Over Rs 29.41 crore was spent on using the Indian Air Force's ultra-modern transport aircraft - the C-17 and the C-130J Super Hercules - to ferry the newly-issued Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 currency notes post-demonetisation, according to an RTI reply.
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After Super Hercules, Indian Air Force Fighter Planes Land On Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Nearly 20 planes of the Indian Air Force or IAF will perform touch-and-go landings on a stretch of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway today, starting with a 35,000-kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will drop special forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the special drill for the fighter jets that will follow. This is the first time t...
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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.
