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The C-130 fleet of around 450 planes would be replaced by only 250 aircraft. [32] The Air Force had attempted to replace the C-130 in the 1970s through the Advanced Medium STOL Transport project, which resulted in the C-17 Globemaster III that instead replaced the C-141 Starlifter. [33]
USCG HC-130H flying in Hawaii, 2015. A USAF HC-130P refuels an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, 1968. USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties. The Lockheed HC-130 is an extended-range, search and rescue (SAR)/combat search and rescue (CSAR) version of the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, with two different versions operated by two separate services in the U.S. armed forces.
The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules, and the only model currently in production.
Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...
It was developed from the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The newest Hercules, the KC-130J, shares 55 percent of the same airframe as preceding models, but in fact is a greatly improved airplane. It is based on the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and provides significant increases in operational capability and performance margins over preceding ...
The 130th Airlift Squadron (130 AS) is a unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard 130th Airlift Wing located at Charleston Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. 130th is equipped with the C-130J Super Hercules.
C130 or C-130 may refer to : Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a large aircraft, mainly used to transport cargo; C130J, an upgraded version of C130; Bombardier CSeries C130, a 130-seat variant of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft family, later redesignated CS300, now called Airbus A220-300; Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969 code
Lockheed C-130 Hercules The EC-130H Compass Call is an electronic attack aircraft flown by the United States Air Force . Based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules , the aircraft is heavily modified to disrupt enemy command and control communications, perform offensive counterinformation operations, and carry out other kinds of electronic attacks.