The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.

Enormous C-130 military planes will soar over Angeles National Forest this week in a training exercise for military pilots learning to fly the modified aircraft in steep terrain to fight wildfires.

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 ...

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies and partners for decades. Today, it is found in service with everything ...

Over 2,800 C-130 Hercules family aircraft have been produced, with around 1,100 examples in service around the world today. The aircraft remains in production, with new aircraft mostly replacing older ...

The C-130 has enjoyed a remarkable 70-year production run—and the aircraft’s performance is still outstanding. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a true workhorse—a simple, no-frills aircraft that has ...