Over 2,800 C-130 Hercules family aircraft have been produced, with around 1,100 examples in service around the world today. The aircraft remains in production, with new aircraft mostly replacing older ...

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft drops fire retardant on wildfires in Healdsburg, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Department of Defense deployed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interest in Brazil's C-390 cargo plane is growing, competing with the US' C-130 Hercules in demand. While Embraer's C-390 hasn't ...

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules plane, which is primarily used in a tactical capacity, lands at RAF Fairford as the American build up in Gloucestershire continues.

The C-130 was built with longevity in mind. The airframe was over-engineered to be tough. The skin is thick. The frame is stress tolerant. Four robust turboprop engines deliver thrust and control ...

SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- A massive C-130 Hercules aircraft was recently added to CAL FIRE's firefighting fleet and it's already being used. California is the first state in the country to own, operate, ...

165th Airlift Wing to receive a total of eight Super Hercules tactical airlifters MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (LMT) delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super ...

The KC-130 is one of the oldest aircraft currently in service in the U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin recently delivered its 2,700th Hercules aircraft in June There are a number of different variants ...

A Bolivian military C-130 carrying new banknotes crashed at El Alto airport, killing 22 and scattering $62 million as crowds ...