US forces fly in much-needed aid to Libya after major floodsThe Air Force’s 86th Airlift Wing flew a C-130 airlift mission to bring 13 metric tons of supplies to flood-stricken Libya.By Zamone Perez2 months ago
‘They’ll never be forgotten now’: Marine C-130 fallen get new memorialSince 1965, eight C-130s and 43 C-130 Marine aircrew members have been lost.By Hope Hodge Seck10 months ago
Air Force grounds most C-130Hs due to cracked propeller barrelsIt's uncertain how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace all the defective propeller assemblies that have grounded most C-130H planes.By Stephen Losey14 months ago
Air Force tanker fleet cut on the table in proposed authorization billThe section of the proposed NDAA that will be marked up Wednesday would also allow the Air Force to retire older C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.By Stephen Losey18 months ago
Congress passes budget with defense boost, $13.6 billion in Ukraine aidSenate lawmakers finalized a $1.5 trillion spending bill late Thursday that provides $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine and gives funding stability for the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year.By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould21 months ago
DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair. Can it grab four in a half-hour?The Gremlins program needs to show it can recover four drones back to back to prove it can be operationally relevant.By Stephen Losey2 years ago