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See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft

Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...
Aviation Week

Dubai Airshow: Esterline CMC Electronics wins Chilean C-130 cockpit avionics upgrade

Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been selected by the Chilean Air Force for the complete cockpit avionics systems upgrade of its Lockheed Martin C-130 fleet. As prime contractor, CMC will be ...
Stars and Stripes

Air Force celebrates 70 years of the C-130 Hercules while preparing for its next phase

Seventy years since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 Hercules has remained one of the most durable and versatile military aircraft in history. It has traversed every continent and been ...
Santa Barbara Independent

USNORTHCOM Activates Eight C-130 Aircraft In Response to LA Wildfires

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. PETERSON SFB, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting ...
The Desert Sun

California's new C-130 firefighting aircraft flies first mission in Riverside County

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 ...
The Union

California secures seven C-130 military aircraft for fighting wildfires, exponentially strengthening aerial firefighting capabilities

SACRAMENTO, CA — Late last year Congress passed a critical issue of importance for California into law: authorizing the expedited transfer of seven C-130 aircraft from the United States Coast Guard to ...