The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful air force on the planet. The USAF showcased its strength most ...
A U.S. Air Force aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules over Fort McCoy air space on Sept. 15, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-130 Hercules primarily performs the ...
10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules ...
Dan Wilson, fixed wing parking tender with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, helps to launch a C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Aug. 12, 2023, at the Klamath ...
A U.S. Air Force aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules at over Fort McCoy air space on Sept. 14, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-130 Hercules primarily performs the ...
The F-16 has completed the test phase for the integration of the AN/ALQ-167 Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod, as the USAF considers the platform for other aircraft types like the C-130, KC-135, and ...
The U.S. Air Force has begun flight tests of the upgraded Rolls-Royce T56 on a C-130H, which could help extend the service life of the transport to 2040. Flight tests of the T56 Series 3.5 enhancement ...
Over 2,800 C-130 Hercules family aircraft have been produced, with around 1,100 examples in service around the world today. The aircraft remains in production, with new aircraft mostly replacing older ...
The Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod has accomplished a key milestone, completing its testing phase on the F-16 aircraft and moving on to evaluations on larger platforms. With plans to examine its ...
With a pared-down fiscal 2013 budget request on Capitol Hill and delays in the massive Joint Strike Fighter program, the U.S. Air Force is having to abandon a decade's worth of modernization plans for ...
The search continues for a missing engine from an Air Force C-130 airplane. The 3,500 pound engine caught on fire last night during a flight, then fell off. No one on the ground was hurt, and the ...
The Republic of the Philippines Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of three new C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin through a Direct Commercial Sale ...