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 ...

It's also one of the oldest aircraft of any type still ... "roll-on/roll-off" rear-loading ramp, the C-130 can carry everything from palletized cargo to utility helicopters and even six-wheeled ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Singapore and Malaysia sent a C-130 cargo aircraft and a Eurocopter to assist in relief and rescue operations in areas devastated by Storm Kristine, the Philippine Air Force said ...

A C-130 cargo aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and a Eurocopter EC725 transport helicopter from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) arrived at Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base ...