DefenceTalkThe Thai Air Force is looking to procure a new fleet of transport aircraft in near future, an Air Force source said on Friday. Competition for the planned procurement of new transport planes might probably emerge between Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation Y-9 and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, said the source who spoke on condition of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thailand-buy-new-transport-planes-replace-c-130h-hercules-68178/

DefenceTalkAll good things don’t necessarily need to come to an end; sometimes they are just replaced by something even better. Such is the case with the venerable C-130H Hercules model aircraft here. The C-130 has been around since the Vietnam War, forming the backbone of the Air Force’s tactical airlift fleet. It is especially well-suited […]https://www.defencetalk.com/c-130h-end-of-an-era-in-afghanistan-50095/

DefenceTalkToday in Perth, Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo and I witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Sale between Australia and Indonesia for five C 130H aircraft and associated equipment. During my visit to Jakarta in April this year, I confirmed that the Australian Government was willing to sell five C-130H aircraft, along with a simulator […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-and-indonesia-sign-memorandum-of-sale-for-c-130h-hercules-48611/