The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...

Advanced EW capabilities are of particular importance for aircraft types that might come into harm's way but lack the self-defense capabilities of combat aircraft. This includes many variants of the C ...

Additional crewmembers include a Guardian Angel team consisting of one combat rescue officer and three pararescuemen The HC-130P/N King is a variant ... The HC-130 can fly in the day; however ...

which might be unavoidable for certain special operations or combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions. The Airdyne SABIR system avoids cutting holes in a C-130 by simply replacing the rear side ...