C-130J fortsatt populær i US Army

Lockheed Martin To Build 32 Super Hercules Aircraft For US Air Force; Contract Worth $1B

C-130J Super Hercules
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract worth $1 billion to Lockheed Martin Corp. for its Super Hercules military airlift aircraft, the U.S. Department of Defense said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid a legal battle between the defense contractor and the Pentagon over a separate deal.

"Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $1,060,940,036... contract for C-130J [Super Hercules aircraft] multi-year production aircraft," the defense department said, in a statement. Lockheed is expected to build 32 new Super Hercules aircraft and supply it to the army by April 2020, the statement added.