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

Special Operations Command selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR to replace legacy radars on AC-130J, MC-130J, and HC-130J aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has announced that Special Operations Command ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful air force on the planet The USAF showcased its strength most recently in Operation Midnight Hammer where its stealth bombers circumnavigated the ...

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 ...

Over 2,800 C-130 Hercules family aircraft have been produced, with around 1,100 examples in service around the world today. The aircraft remains in production, with new aircraft mostly replacing older ...

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking Japan’s assistance with a project to develop a seaplane variant of Lockheed Martin’s venerable C-130 tactical transport. Speaking at the Special ...