While Embraer's C-390 hasn't overtaken Lockheed's C-130, its worldwide presence is on the rise. The Netherlands and Austria bought nine C-390 Millenium aircraft in a joint deal in July. America's ...

Investing.com -- Derco, a Lockheed Martin Company, has been awarded the C-130 Aviation Consumables Performance Based Logistics (ACPBL) contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

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 ...

12 Jun 2025, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu // Defense contractor Lockheed Martin extended the clearance to use a synthetic aviation turbine fuel mix by the F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules.

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the workhorse of US Military cargo planes, the C-130 Hercules. Voice, ...

SACRAMENTO -- A massive C-130 Hercules aircraft was recently added to CAL FIRE's firefighting fleet and it's already being used. California is the first state in the country to own, operate, and ...

The C-130 was built with longevity in mind. The airframe was over-engineered to be tough. The skin is thick. The frame is stress tolerant. Four robust turboprop engines deliver thrust and control ...

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in production for 60 years, longer than any other military aircraft. As it prepares to enter its eighth decade of service, the C-130 has no retirement plans, so ...

(Updates with detail on 2002 California crash in paragraph 8) Jan 24 (Reuters) - A Lockheed C-130 Hercules tanker fighting bushfires in Australia's alpine region crashed after losing contact with ...

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 ...

After a mostly rainy day, a beautiful sunset is shown over Fort McCoy, Wis., on June 15, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on South Post. And adding to the scene is a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The ...