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As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, the Abilene Zoo is set to unveil a unique and historic attraction—a C-130 Hercules aircraft that will become the centerpiece of a transformative new ...

Officials at the Abilene Zoo have received the fuselage of a retired C-130 Hercules cargo plane, which will soon become the ...

The US Air Force temporarily removed 123 C-130 Hercules aircraft from service on Wednesday, citing the discovery of "atypical cracks" on "the lower center wing joint" during scheduled depot ...

While Embraer's C-390 hasn't overtaken Lockheed's C-130, its worldwide presence is on the rise. The Netherlands and Austria bought nine C-390 Millenium aircraft in a joint deal in July. America's ...

California's latest weapon in the never-ending war against wildfires, a former military plane repurposed to drop fire retardant, has deployed on its first mission in Riverside County. CAL FIRE's first ...

RAMONA, Calif. — California is now better equipped to fight wildfires as Cal Fire just added a new air tanker to its fleet. The C-130 Hercules is one of seven the state is retrofitting and deploying ...

Sabena Engineering subsidiary Maintenance Aero Maroc (MAM) has broken ground on the site of its future hangar at Benslimane ...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a five-year, up to $668 million IDIQ contract to help maintain its C-130 aircraft fleet readiness. This press release features ...

A C-130 Hercules astonishes Abilene residents as it travels to become a centerpiece at the Abilene Zoo for a groundbreaking ...

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military transport plane briefly entered Japan's air defense identification zone earlier this month, prompting Japan to scramble a fighter jet in response, ...

The future hangar, which will be operated by the company Maintenance Aéro Maroc (MAM), is the result of an ambitious ...