{"id":4604,"date":"2026-02-03T20:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:18:49","slug":"mexico-becom-the-first-latin-america-order-off-the-c-130j-super","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=4604","title":{"rendered":"Mexico becom the first Latin America order off the C-130J SUPER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mexico becomrst country in Latin America to operate C-130Js<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 21, 2026 \/PRNewswire<\/a>\/ — The Fuerza A\u00e9rea Mexicana (FAM) recently announced the acquisition of their first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, making Mexico the first country in Latin America to operate the C-130J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FAM’s acquisition of the Super Hercules was the first of two international C-130J contract awards to close out in 2025, with the second new international customer yet to be disclosed. In choosing the C-130J-30 Super Hercules, the most advanced Hercules ever built, Mexico joins 24 other nations and a global fleet of more than 560 C-130Js operating today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime Hercules operator, the FAM is recapitalizing its legacy fleet with the modern C-130J-30 Super Hercules \u2014 a decision rooted in five decades of proven C-130 operational performance and existing interoperability between nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAM crews will operate the C-130J-30 Super Hercules \u2014 the stretch version of the C-130J that adds 15 feet of cargo space \u2015 marking a new modern era of tactical airlift capability for Mexico and Latin America. With increased power, range, fuel efficiency and space, the C-130J-30 provides the FAM with proven and known capabilities ready to support any tactical mission requirements while leveraging Mexico’s decades of C-130 flying, maintenance and logistics experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging their knowledge of the C-130 aircraft and existing infrastructure enables a seamless transition for Mexico, saving significant time, while ensuring sustained fleet readiness and faster modernization through continued access to Lockheed Martin’s established global enterprise-wide network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This historic decision by Mexico reflects the continued trust placed in the C-130J Super Hercules by operators around the world,” said Trish Pagan, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Air Mobility & Maritime Missions. “With their new C-130J-30, the Fuerza A\u00e9rea Mexicana’s tactical airlift capability will deliver unmatched performance, exceptional reliability, and the versatility to perform all 20 missions the C-130J is certified to execute across Mexico, throughout Latin America, and worldwide. The C-130J-30 is truly built to deliver and built to last.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more than 50 years, the C-130 Hercules has played a vital role in Mexico’s response to natural disasters, military operations and other critical missions. The C-130 is a powerful symbol of Mexico’s commitment to regional security and cooperation, and its continued operation is a testament to the strong partnership between Lockheed Martin and the FAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexico’s selection comes amid renewed interest in multi-role airlift capabilities across Latin America. The C-130J Super Hercules provides the FAM operators what no other tactical airlifter can: certified multi-mission versatility, proven operational performance, a true global presence, known capabilities and trusted reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

bron lockheedmartin.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mexico becomrst country in Latin America to operate C-130Js MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 21, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ — The Fuerza A\u00e9rea Mexicana (FAM) recently announced the acquisition of their first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4606,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4604\/revisions\/4606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}