transport

Oct- 2024 -

22 October

Land

Estonian Military Accepts First G410 Transport Trucks From Scania

The Estonian Defence Forces has received the initial tranche of G410 trucks as part of an ongoing acquisition with Swedish company Scania.

1 October

Air

C-130J Super Hercules. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

Rojoef Manuel

Two Additional New Zealand Super Hercules Arrive in Whenuapai

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has accepted its second and third C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft at Base Auckland, Whenuapai.

Sep- 2024 -

25 September

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Picks Rheinmetall, HDT for Small Robotic Transport Vehicle Program

The US Army has selected Rheinmetall and HDT Expeditionary Systems for the final phase of its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Increment II program.

24 September

Air

RNZAF Boeing lands at Pegasus Airfield on the Ross Ice Shelf during it's maiden flight to Antarctica.

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Starts Market Research for Boeing 757 Military Airlifter Replacement

New Zealand has begun coordinating with the defense industry in its plans to replace the air force’s Boeing 757 transport aircraft.

24 September

Sea

Le BRF Jacques Chevallier vu depuis l'hélicoptère PUMA SA330 de l'armée de l'air et de l'espace basé en guyane, pendant un photex. Dimanche 12 novembre en océan atlantique. Du 28 septembre 2023 au 2 février 2024, le BRF Jacques Chevallier effectue son déploiement longue durée (DLD) en Atlantique, en Méditerranée et en zone Indopacifique afin de vérifier les caractéristiques militaires (VCM) du bâtiment, en vue de son admission au service actif.

Rojoef Manuel

Chantiers de l’Atlantique Launches Second French Navy Logistics Support Ship

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has launched the French Navy’s second Logistics Support Ship, the Jacques Stosskopf, in Saint-Nazaire.

18 September

Land

Joe Saballa

Supacat Unveils Low-Cost Medium Utility Vehicle With 3.5T Capacity

British vehicle manufacturer Supacat has introduced its newest innovation: a low-cost medium utility vehicle with a 3.5-ton payload capacity.

9 September

Sea

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrives for a port visit to Naval Station Mayport. Spearhead is scheduled to support future Southern Partnership Station missions in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. The new class of high speed vessels are capable of transporting approximately 600 tons of equipment and military personnel 1,200 miles at an average speed of 35 knots. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Lays Keel of US Navy’s 16th Spearhead Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship

Austal has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 16th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship in Mobile, Alabama.

5 September

Sea

Launch of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel. Photo: Austal

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Launches 15th US Navy Spearhead Logistics Ship

Austal has launched the US Navy’s 15th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel in Mobile, Alabama.

Aug- 2024 -

5 August

Air

An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter is unloaded from an Air Mobility Command C-5M Galaxy

Rojoef Manuel

DEFCON AI Delivers Logistics Planning System to US Air Force

DEFCON AI has delivered a modeling, simulation, and analysis system to the US Air Force to amplify its logistics planning capabilities.

Jul- 2024 -

19 July

Air

A UC-35D wings along over the North Carolina countryside during a maintenance flight in March 2011. The UC-35 is one of several aircraft operated by Marine Transport Squadron 1 in recent years in support of its worldwide transport missions. In late December 2017, VMR-1 will transfer from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., to its new base of operations in Fort Worth, Texas, under the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. The squadron turned its UC-35 transport mission over to Cherry Point's Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron in November 2017.

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Modernize US Marine Corps Citation Encore Fleet

Amentum has received a $145-million contract to upgrade and maintain the US Marine Corps UC-35D Citation Encore transport aircraft fleet.

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