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T he Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies and partners for decades. Today, it is found in service with ...

The C-130 Hercules, as its name suggests, is a hefty, powerful aircraft, had its prototype take its first flight in 1954 and provided the U.S. Armed Forces some crucial versatility.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is one of the most crucial aircraft used by the Air Force, and the service has been using them since 1956. That's a long service history for any aircraft.

The C-130 got its start in the aftermath of the Korean War, with U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command realizing the force lacked medium cargo transport aircraft. In the modern era, those roots in ...

On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules aircraft. The milestone was achieved during a routine C-130H avionics modernization test.

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.

CAL FIRE's first operational C-130 Hercules appeared in the sky above San Jacinto on Monday, ... California is the first state in the U.S. to own and operate firefighting C-130H aircraft.

The C-390 offers some advantages over the C-130: roomier cargo capacity and high airspeeds. The twin-engined C-390 aircraft measures just over 115 feet in length and 38 feet tall, with a wing span ...

Enormous C-130 military planes will soar over Angeles National Forest this week in a training exercise for military pilots learning to fly the modified aircraft in steep terrain to fight wildfires ...