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The C-130 military transport has been in use for decades among many nations' militaries thanks to its reliability, endurance, and immense capability.
Air Force C-130 cargo planes specially equipped to drop thousands of gallons of wildfire retardant took part in training this week at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme ...
The C-130 Hercules has been the backbone of military airlift for decades - rugged, versatile, and capable of landing almost ...
USAF To Focus On C-130, F-16 Upgrades In Near Term Amy Butler (Washington) February 27, 2012 Credit: U.S. Air Force ...
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 ...
Hundreds of Air Force C-130 planes — including 22 assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson — are being checked for possible cracks in the nuts that help fasten the wings to the ...
The U.S. Air Force has begun flight tests of the upgraded Rolls-Royce T56 on a C-130H, which could help extend the service life of the transport to 2040. Flight tests of the T56 Series 3.5 ...
SD Government SDG, the satellite communications provider for global governments and the US Air Force, has successfully tested the Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) satellite ...
BAGHDAD, June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane made an emergency landing in a barren field northeast of Baghdad's international airport on Friday, the Air Force said. All crew ...
US Air Force photo Photos showed US Air Force aerial port airmen and US Army parachute riggers loading pallets of aid aboard a C-130J Super Hercules, a four-engine military transport aircraft.
The USAF's Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod has completed F-16 testing and is now being evaluated on the A-10s and C-130 Hercules.