The aircraft can airdrop up to 42,000 pound loads ... and provides life-cycle cost savings over earlier C-130 models. Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and higher, flies farther ...

Read more: 14 Best Fighter Planes And Jets Of All Time The newest iteration of the C-130 is the "J" model (aka the Super ...

Lockheed Martin has updated the design of the C-130 several times since 1954. The aircraft has been produced in more than 70 variants, with some models being used for commercial transport.

Factory work is underway in Marietta, Georgia on the first of three C-130J airframes that Lockheed Martin will deliver to the ...

Large air tankers such as the Hercules C-130 model are crucial to firefighting operations The last available flight data showed the aircraft - which is owned by a Canadian company - near Cooma.