The U.S. Air Force is testing a smart electronic warfare pod known as Angry Kitten on larger aircraft after success on the ...

In 1960, the Navy, on behalf of the Marine Corps, issued a contract to develop a C-130 tanker variant and then converted six of them to the KC-130B. Check out Simple Flying's additional content ...

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 ...

This includes many variants of the C-130 Hercules, as well as the KC-135 ... adversaries the idea that support aircraft, like ISR and tanker platforms, can always be kept at a safe distance ...

The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold ...

The KC-130 is equipped with a removable 3,600-gallon aluminum fuel tank that is carried inside the cargo compartment providing additional fuel when required. The aircraft is ready to fuel fixed or ...