List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators explained

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a multipurpose military transport aircraft used by many states around the world, this is a list of the current and former operators.

Current operators

Algeria - Italy

Japan

The Japan Defense Agency ordered the C-130H which was the newest model in 1981. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) purchased 16 in total to replace aging C-1 and YS-11P aircraft. The C-130Hs were received from 1984 to 1998. JASDF C-130Hs were active in Iraq from 2004 to 2008. Two C-130Hs (95-1080 and 95–1083) have been equipped with aerial fuel-receiving and refueling functions, making them of KC-130H standard.[7] [8] This provides the JASDF with the ability to refuel the UH-60J search and rescue helicopters of its Air Rescue Wing. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[1]

The JMSDF bought six used KC-130R aircraft that were in storage, having been previously operated by the US Marines. There was some speculation that they may be used as gunships with the Harvest HAWK kit.[9] In actuality they were purchased to replace three aging YS-11M/M-A aircraft of Air Transport Squadron 61. Their air to air refueling equipment was removed, making them of C-130R standard. Corrosion repair was done and the aircraft were refitted with new landing gear supports, cargo door supports and center wing rainbow fittings. In addition to structural modifications, Japan received thirty overhauled Allison T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS. Regeneration of the first aircraft began in November 2012 and was planned to be completed by Fall 2013.[10] The six C-130Rs were supplied from 2014 to 2016.[11]

Jordan - Venezuela

Former operators

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: World Air Forces 2023. Flight Global. Flightglobal Insight . 2023 . 7 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society . Orbats - Algeria - Air Force . 2024-05-16 . scramble.nl.
  3. Web site: Fleet . Coulson Aviation . 13 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Coulson Aviation to bring another C-130 airtanker online this summer . Skies Mag . 13 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Orbats .
  6. Scramble, Ethiopia, accessed May 2024.
  7. Web site: Boeing Team Delivers C-130H Aerial Refueling Tanker to Japan . Boeing Company . 20 April 2010 . 27 September 2017.
  8. "C-130H added aerial refueling and reputation "(Japanese). Asagumo News. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  9. Web site: The Mystery of Japan's KC-130 Buy . Mizokami . Kyle . 27 February 2012 . jsw.newpacificinstitute.org . 11 November 2017 . 3 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803094120/http://jsw.newpacificinstitute.org/?p=9975 . dead .
  10. http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=5277 Sale Gives New Life to Excess C-130s
  11. News: . Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force C-130s . 9 November 2017 .
  12. Book: Cooper . Tom . Grandolini . Albert . Delalande . Arnaud . Libyan Air Wars, Part 1: 1973-1985 . 2015 . Helion & Company Publishing . Solihull, UK . 978-1-909982-39-0 . 10.
  13. Web site: Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society . Orbats - Royal Moroccan Air Force . 2024-05-16 . scramble.nl.
  14. Web site: Royal New Zealand Air Force . C-130H(NZ) Hercules . 2024-05-14 . www.nzdf.mil.nz . en-NZ.
  15. Web site: Orbats .
  16. Web site: [C-130 Hercules] Aircraft for Lease ]. International Air Response.
  17. Web site: 2024-09-27 . NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . 2024-10-08 . www.noaa.gov . en.
  18. Web site: World Air Forces 2022. Flightglobal Insight . 2022 . 14 December 2021. registration.
  19. Web site: Belgium retires its C-130s after 50 years of service . brusselstimes.com . 12 July 2023.
  20. Web site: FAB se despede da aeronave C-130 com uma série de homenagens . Brazilian Ai Force . 7 March 2024.
  21. Web site: Arms Transfers Database. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 12 July 2023.
  22. Web site: Spanish Air Force says "adiós" to C-130 Hercules . aerotime.aero . 4 January 2021. 12 July 2023.
  23. World Air Forces 2023 pp32-33
  24. Web site: Perry . Dominic . 2023-04-17 . Final RAF C-130J mission set for 17 June as Hercules retirement nears . 2023-07-14 . Flight Global . en.
  25. Book: Bayart. Jean-François. The state in Africa: the politics of the belly. 1993. Longman. London. 0-582-06421-X. 2nd. registration.

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