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C-130 Hercules
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US Air Force awards Raytheon $135M deal to produce advanced C-130 propellers
Raytheon Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to continue producing…
US military demonstrates cruise missile airdropped from cargo plane
The United States Special Operations Command successfully demonstrated a new palletized weapons system in Norway. Called Rapid Dragon,…
Australian Air Force secures US approval for C-130J Super Hercules deal
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been given the green light from the US government to move…
Hercules grounded: USAF discovers problems with C-130 propellers
Almost the entire fleet of United States Air Force (USAF) Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport aircraft have been grounded,…
Lack of information factor in C-130 crash while fighting Australian bushfires
A Lockheed C-130 large air tanker that crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when…
A variety of historic and military aircraft flypasts for Australia Day 2022
Historic and military aircraft can be seen flying past in various parts of Australia today as the country…
A modified C130-J Hercules proves instrumental in RAAF Tonga mission
A specially-modified Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft has proven to be instrumental in Tonga…
C-130 on floats: Can we expect a seaplane renaissance?
The idea of converting the Lockheed C-130 Hercules into a seaplane is almost as old as the aircraft…
RAAF plane flies to Pakistan to rescue stranded Afghans
A Royal Australian Air Force plane flew to Islamabad, Pakistan, to rescue 92 Afghans. They are Australian visa…
Royal Air Force satisfied with Airbus A400M, confirms C-130 Hercules retirement
After reviewing the evacuation of Afghanistan by the Royal Air Force, named Operation Pitting, the British Chief of…