Philippines To Receive C-130s

Posted 12 January 2015

TAGS:

Photo by Carl Richards

On 8 January 2015, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, conducted a second inspection of two US KC-130T tanker aircraft at NAS JRB Fort Worth Texas. Following this inspection, Maj. Gen. Victor Bayani, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics for AFP, signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance on behalf of his government to procure the aircraft. The anticipated delivery date is in early 2016. The sale of the aircraft part of the US Government’s commitment to help the Philippines develop its territorial defense and maritime security capabilities, as well as enhance its ability to respond to humanitarian crises. These additional aircraft will increase the number of C-130s in the Philippine Air Force to five.

Read More

Comments

C-5 Articles
C-5 News
C-5 Video
C-5 Photos

View All Articles

C-5M Records
4/14/2015
A C-5M crew set forty-five new world aeronautical records on one flight to make the Super Galaxy the all-time world record holder.

Special Delivery
11/26/2013
Getting the AEHF-3 satellite from a clean room in California to orbit via truck, C-5M Super Galaxy, and Atlas V.

Tweak My Ride
3/7/2012
Straightforward improvements to the C-130, P-3, and C-5 such as winglets, microvanes, and other methods to reduce drag should equate to big fuel savings.

Lockheed Martin Kelly Aviation Center
2/28/2011
The company credited with designing, developing, and manufacturing the U-2 Dragon Lady, C-130 Hercules, C-5 Galaxy, and F-16 Fighting Falcon also maintains, repairs, overhauls, and tests the engines that power these aircraft.

Record-Setting C-5M
4/23/2010
Fall 2009 was one for the record books for the C-5M Super Galaxy.

Dover Delivery
7/1/2009
With Gen. Art Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, at the controls, the first C-5M Super Galaxy touched down at Dover AFB, Delaware, on 9 February to begin a new chapter in C-5 operations.

View All News