The first C-130J earmarked for conversion into the new E-130J Phoenix II has rolled out of the factory, as shown in an image released by NAVAIR. Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, released the ...

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 C-130 Hercules is like the Swiss Army knife of aviation. Built by Lockheed Martin, this reliable and versatile aircraft holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest continuously produced ...

A maintenance procedure used by Air Force mechanics to document inspections likely damaged hundreds of C-130 propeller blades over a decade, according to service officials. Maintenance technicians ...

Wright is proposing a sequential approach to electrifying large cargo aircraft such as the C-130. Credit: Wright Electric U.S. propulsion startup Wright Electric is proposing modifying a Lockheed ...

The Air Force grounded more than 100 of its workhorse turboprop C-130 Hercules aircraft after officials at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., discovered cracks in the propeller barrel assembly of one of the ...

You can't fly to low-Earth orbit on a government-surplus Space Shuttle Atlantis. But what you can do, if you're wealthy and fortunate enough and wealthy enough, you might be able to buy some genuine ...

NASA's C-130 Hercules successfully transported the GUSTO telescope to McMurdo Station in Antarctica for a December balloon launch. The 26,400 nautical mile journey from Texas involved multiple stops ...

Capt. Thessa Washington, initially unsure about a piloting career, became the first female Black C-130H pilot in the 165th Airlift Wing, overcoming self-doubt and challenges in undergraduate pilot ...

A military airlift unit in Alabama is taking on one of the biggest challenges in its nearly 60-year history: ditching its beloved cargo planes for helicopters. After 40 years of taking the C-130 ...

WILL BE NO CUTS IN THIS SPACE, DESPITE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE STATE'S FINANCES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CAL FIRE, EXPANDING ITS AERIAL ARSENAL AS IT GEARS UP FOR CALIFORNIA'S PEAK FIRE SEASON. THE NEW ...

The Air Force C-130 is one of the most versatile aircraft in its arsenal: it can deliver close air support, put out wildfires, and pick up special operators from austere landing strips in the middle ...