C-130 Hercules

Despite a blustery, cold wind whipping across the flight line adjacent to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, many turned out to tour the aircraft, on loan from the North ... The young man's mom, also a military influence, as she serves as a ...  

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s C-130 Hercules, built in Marietta, Ga., has soared to a new height in the aviation record books. The 2,400th of the aircraft has been completed and delivered, the Bethesda, Md.-based defense contractor reported Monday. The milestone Herc is an MC-130J Combat Shadow II assigned to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and will be operated by the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Click the...  

MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) C-130 Hercules program has reached yet another historic milestone with the delivery of its 2400th aircraft.  The aircraft is an MC-130J Combat Shadow II assigned to U.S. Air Force Special Operations...  

MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- It's been nearly 60 years since the first Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules took to the air and production of the U.S. aircraft is going strong. Lockheed announced Tuesday that it has produced and delivered the 2,400th Hercules...  

SAO PAULO, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Brazil is speeding its research and development programs to perfect a tactical transport aircraft to rival the C-130 Hercules amid predictions the global market needs no less than 700 substitutes. That lucrative outlook has...