The Iraqi air force has received its final three factory-fresh C-130J transports, completing its order for six of the Lockheed Martin-built airlifters, company spokesman Peter Simmons told the Daily Report on May 6. The first of these three airframes left Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Marietta, Ga., on April 23 en route to Iraq via a US air base, said company officials. Iraq acquired these six C-130Js via a foreign military sale announced in July 2008. Last December, the Iraqis took possession of the first three C-130Js. The Iraqi air force has also been operating several C-130Es.
Air Force Conducts Test Launch of Minuteman III ICBM
May 21, 2025
The Air Force tested an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif,. at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time May. 21. The successful test saw the missile equipped with a single reentry vehicle travel more than 4,200 miles to strike a test site near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall…