The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold conditions during certain times of the year. Enter the C-130 Hercules. Military ...

The United States Air Force’s combat aircraft like the B-52 and F-35 often get all the glory, but a fact remains that the U.S. military relies on aircraft like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules more than ...

Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules has been defying physics since taking its first flight in 1954. The Air Force began flying the C-130 on a regular basis in 1956, and the plane, known affectionally as ...

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies and partners for decades. Today, it is found in service with everything ...

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 ...

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 ...

A U.S. Air Force aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules at over Fort McCoy air space on Sept. 14, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-130 Hercules primarily performs the ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday evening to secure C-130 aircraft for the Air Force. There was concern that funding for the planes could be cut. The C-130 planes are ...

In an era where interests and trends shift, one business and product in Georgia defies the odds. Lockheed Martin’s C-130 production line in Marietta, home to the iconic C-130J Super Hercules, is the ...

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 ...