The C-130 cargo plane was first designed in 1951. More than seven decades later, one of the plane's latest models, the MC-130J, is being fitted with a new weapons system that is changing how the ...

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 Brazilian-built workhorse cargo plane builds. Lockheed Martin's ...

The aircraft can airdrop up to 42,000 pound loads or land on short, unimproved airstrips in forward combat zones. The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as ...

Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules has been defying physics since taking its first flight in 1954. The Air Force began flying ...

While aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II or F-22 Raptor tend to get all the press, one of the most important planes in the U ...