Whereas the most visible stars of the American Air Force (USAF) are obviously the fighter jets, there is one other breed of flying machines that makes military efforts in faraway lands possible and ...

News flash, the C-130 Hercules and its variants and descendants can do just about anything. Obnoxious quips aside, there's seemingly no limit to what you can shove into the rear cargo bay of one of ...

The United States Air Force has over 5,000 aircraft in its arsenal. One of its planes, however, has been in service and ...

Bottomline: Meanwhile, the 2,700th C-130, a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker, was delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps. The C-130J variant, in service with 22 nations, continues to set standards in ...

The versatile Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter is 70 years old in August and its career is far from over. To date 540 examples of the latest model, the C-130J Super Hercules, have ...

Key Points and Summary: The C-130 Hercules, a workhorse of the U.S. military, has achieved legendary status with over 2,700 aircraft produced and 70 countries relying on its versatile capabilities.

According to Greek Mythology, Hercules was a demigod with incredible strength and stamina, capable of amazing feats and renowned throughout ancient Greece and Rome. While we'd never suggest that the C ...

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 ...

Just 3 weeks after being added to the Cal Fire fleet, a converted military air tanker has taken to the skies on more than a dozen fires throughout the state, officials said. The retrofitted C-130 ...

Coverage of military aircraft is often dominated by fast fighter jets like the F-22 Raptor or sneaky stealth bombers like the new B-21 Raider. But there is another, humbler aircraft with a much longer ...