The aircraft the Minnesota Air National Guard used to transport airmen from around the country to President Joe Biden’s inauguration celebrates 50 years of service. The C-130A first flew its first ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A flying demonstration of the amphibious capability of one version of the multiple-role C-130 turboprop airplane, a mainstay of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: With a range of more than 2,000 miles, a C-130 mothership could bring its squadron of drones closer to the target, rather than forcing them to fly hundreds or thousands ...

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 ...

Refitting C-130Hs with NP2000 propellers offers performance and maintenance benefits, but the USAF is fully focused on buying ...

CHIEVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – Soldiers with U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and Airmen with 424th Air Base Squadron partook in a joint C-130J Super Hercules aircraft orientation flight Aug. 2, at Chièvres ...

The Air Force C-130 has done just about everything a transport plane can do over the course of its 67-year career. It has served as a troop transport, gunship, search and rescue plane, aerial gas ...

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Since 1965, eight C-130s and 43 C-130 Marine aircrew members have been lost. (Lance Cpl. Sarah Blendowski/Marine Corps) F/A-18 Hornets and F-35B Joint Strike Fighters may grab headlines and feature ...

The multi-engine trainer is replacing the T-44C Pegasus, which has been in service since 1977. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted by pilots, enthusiasts, and industry leaders for ...

The U.S. Air Force believes it can sustain and upgrade 92 of its oldest C-130 military transport aircraft even as it aims to downsize the overall Hercules fleet over the next few years, according to ...