A technical overhaul forms the central effort of the C-130H Upgrade Program. Airframe reinforcements, engine retrofits, and cockpit digitization allow these aircraft to manage lengthy missions ...

The squadrons of the USAF and Air National Guard operating the C-130H have been slowly phasing out the aircraft. In 2023, for example, the 165th Airlift Wing decommissioned its final C-130H Hercules.

Skibird polar transport is largest tactical aircraft in the world capable of landing on snow and ice using skis. On Mar. 5, ...

Structural changes to a basic C-130 include the addition ... the system will protect the aircraft from both radar and infrared-guided threats. Both the MC-130E and MC-130H are equipped with ...

A heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe, the EC-130H Compass Call is the primary electronic attack and electronic early warning aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The Compass Call ...

In what was quite a sight for people in Christchurch today, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No. 40 Squadron has safely delivered NZ7001, the first C-130H Hercules flown by the RNZAF, to ...

New Zealand began operating the C-130H in 1965, and “clocked up more ... During their use, the aircraft supported operations in locations including Antarctica, Afghanistan, East Timor, Saudi ...

The historic C-130H Hercules flown by the RNZAF landed at the Air Force Museum in Wigram in Christchurch today. Photo / George Heard One of the Air Force’s last retired C-130H Hercules planes ...