The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold ...

Special Operations Command selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR to replace legacy radars on AC-130J, MC-130J, and HC-130J aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has announced that Special Operations Command ...

A U.S. Air Force aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules at over Fort McCoy air space on Sept. 14, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-130 Hercules primarily performs the ...

10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules ...

The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – As the community at Robins Air Force Base celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules in action, a select group of paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 507th ...

The UK’s long history as an operator of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules will all but come to an end on 17 June when the Royal Air Force (RAF) performs its final mission with the type. Consisting of ...

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules is one of the most iconic and versatile aircraft in the U.S. Air Force’s fleet. Developed in response to the Air... What You Need To Know: ...

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking Japan’s assistance with a project to develop a seaplane variant of Lockheed Martin’s venerable C-130 tactical transport. Speaking at the Special ...

The United States Air Force’s combat aircraft like the B-52 and F-35 often get all the glory, but a fact remains that the U.S. military relies on aircraft like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules more than ...

Turkish, Georgian and Azerbaijan authorities initiated a search-and-recovery operation Nov. 11 after a Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft crashed, killing all 20 people ...