The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...

The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was replaced by the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, which was larger and more robust. The competition for a medium STOL replacement for Boeing C-130 Hercules was ...

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

A C-130 Hercules aircraft flies over South Post on March 13, 2025, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of training operations. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the U.S. Air ...

California's latest weapon in the never-ending war against wildfires, a former military plane repurposed to drop fire retardant, has deployed on its first mission in Riverside County. CAL FIRE's ...

Taiwan is in the process of gathering information to upgrade the avionics on its 20 Lockheed Martin C-130H military transport aircraft. A request for information (RFI) was issued on the U.S ...

The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is the newest version of the historic AC-130 aircraft, which dates back to the Vietnam War. Unlike C-130s, which are meant to carry cargo and troops, the AC-130, the ...

Later this decade the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will receive what has been touted as the most capable version of the ...