Lockheed Martin's C-130s have been sold to 65 countries. Other than the base C-130 transport, the KC-130 tanker is the 2nd ...

The KC-130 began operations during the Vietnam War era, and a type of it was used by Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War with Britain and by the U.S. military during the Gulf War and the War ...

The KC-130 has a 132-foot wingspan and the total weight, including cargo and fuel, ranged from 40 to 60 tons during Flatley's landings. The C-2, which is now used to deliver cargo to carriers, ...

The strength and power of the U.S. Marines' KC-130 aircraft, one of which crashed in Pakistan on Wednesday, is more subtle and less forceful than its name -- Hercules -- might suggest.

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— -- The KC-130 Hercules is a multi-role, multi-mission tactical tanker/transport primarily used for in-flight refueling by Marine Air Ground Task Forces. These versatile aircraft can also ...

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T aircraft from VMGR-452 prepares to taxi during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-15 in Yuma, Ariz., April 11, 2015. WTI is a seven-week event hosted by ...

Even better, a KC-130 can top up two helicopters at a time via drogue-hoses which can pump 300 gallons a minute. A KC-130J can carry 60,000 pounds of fuel and cargo—or 84,000 pounds without cargo.

The KC-130 is the Marine Corps' multi-role, fuel-carrying variant of the C-130 Hercules, a military transport that has been in service more than four decades. January's crash was the first fatal ...