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C-130 Hercules
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Austria selects Embraer C-390 as C-130 Hercules successor
The Austrian Air Force will replace its fleet of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft with the Embraer C-390 airlifter. …
Royal Australian Air Force to replace and expand C-130J Hercules fleet
Australia has announced the purchase of 20 C-130J Hercules aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for…
Trooping the Colour: the 70 aircraft set to join Charles III’s birthday flypast
In the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday, May 6, 2023, Charles III was crowned King in a coronation…
Here’s where to catch the RAF Hercules farewell flypast across UK
A historic event is set to take place across the United Kingdom as a flypast is planned to commemorate…
US government moves to transfer three C-130H aircraft to the Philippines
The United States government has announced its intention to transfer three C-130H transport aircraft along with vessels to…
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…