The California Forestry Association released the following statement regarding the addition of the C-130 Hercules to its aerial firefighting fleet, marking the end of the aircraft’s retrofitting ...
Coulson Aviation Canada, the Canadian division of Coulson Aviation, has acquired 10 former Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H ...
Somewhere above a darkened city, an aircraft circles silently — invisible to the naked eye, invisible to most radar systems, ...
Chris earned a Master’s degree in Defense and Strategic Studies (Highest Honors) from the University of Texas at El Paso. His graduate work concentrated on Global and National Security, Low-Intensity ...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the state's fourth C- 130 Hercules airtanker has entered service, alongside California's 11th Helitack base, both based at the Ramona Airport. In 2024, California ...
A Cal Fire C-130 Hercules airtanker. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that Cal Fire‘s fourth C-130 Hercules airtanker and 11th Helitack base are operational at the ...
The USAF is preparing to retire its C-130H fleet, which could be made available to US security partners. RTX has unveiled a C-130H upgrade suite that includes the NP2000 eight-bladed propeller, as ...
The US has approved a possible $100 million foreign military sale to Vietnam for C-130 Hercules sustainment services and related equipment, advancing what could be one of the Southeast Asian nation’s ...
As the earlier C-47 gunships wore out in Vietnam, the US Air Force turned to the C-130 Hercules under the top-secret Project Gunship II. The new aircraft brought far greater firepower, longer ...
RAMONA, Calif. — CalFire will soon add two powerful new aircraft to its Ramona Air Attack Base, significantly boosting the agency's firefighting capabilities in San Diego County. The new fleet ...