Cracks have been discovered in older propeller barrel assemblies of some Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft. This led to a grounding of some C-130H aircraft for inspections, potentially affecting up ...

The Portuguese Air Force has taken delivery of the first of four upgraded Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, despite their imminent replacement by Embraer’s C-390 airlifter. The upgrade ...

CHEYENNE – It was a historic day for the Wyoming Air National Guard on Saturday as a modernized C-130H Hercules aircraft flew into Cheyenne for the first time. The H model C-130s are considered ...

The Air Force has returned two C-130H cargo planes to flight status after part of the Hercules fleet was grounded last month amid concerns about cracks in their propeller barrel assemblies, a service ...

The Royal Australian Air Force has retired the last of its Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules tactical transports after 34 years of operating the type. "The C-130H Hercules has supported defence ...

Air Force officials are hashing out which missions to award bases around the country that retire their 1960s-era C-130H Hercules planes — potentially requiring a completely different skill set than a ...

The flying mission at the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard has come to an end. The final C-130H Hercules on July 7 left the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard base at ...

The government of New Zealand has approved the purchase of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports for $1.52 billion. The first Super Hercules is scheduled to be delivered in 2024, with all ...

June 5 (UPI) --L-3 Communications Integrated Systems received a $499.5 million contract for aircraft avionics upgrades on 176 military transport aircraft, the Defense Department announced. The ...

The grounding of most of the C-130 Hercules cargo plane fleet by the United States Air Force is causing training readjustments at the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock ...

A C-130H Hercules from the Texas Air National Guard sits on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in September 2017. The Air Force stopped flying 60 C-130Hs last month to replace pre-1971 propeller ...

The U.S. Air Force in recent weeks took 60 C-130H Hercules aircraft out of service to examine and replace engine propeller blades that inspectors deemed risky because the blades were manufactured ...