The Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast moving flames. This ...

The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery system bundles, vehicles and ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The ever-enduring C-130 Hercules celebrated 70 years of unwavering service last year. Since its inception ...

The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire ...

It takes, for instance, seven C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft. And this weekend those large cargo planes came together on a runway in Guam for an “elephant walk.” ...

The Pentagon signaled earlier this week that Air Force C-17s could be used to fly deportation flights. That's happening now.

The Air Force has taken a significant step toward flying its historic C-130 cargo planes well into the 2030s or beyond with the delivery of its final, upgraded C-130J airplane.

Today, Delta flies an expansive fleet of aircraft, from the Airbus A220 to the Boeing 767, to move passengers and freight.

US advanced propulsion system developer Wright Electric has conducted an initial fit check of its WM2500 electric propulsion ...

Story by [email protected] (Lauren Frias,Taylor Rains,Pete Syme) America's tried-and-true C-130 Hercules cargo plane is facing stiff competition from Brazil's new C-390 Millennium as demand for ...

The California National Guard upped its active force to more than 1,800 troops to help fight fires consuming the Los Angeles area.

From cargo plane to firefighting aircraft The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a versatile workhorse plane with a spacious cargo hold that can be equipped for a wide range of operations. When deployed ...