The aircraft is one of seven C-130 Hercules that the department received from the U.S. Coast Guard. With the ability to carry 4,000 gallons of fire retardant, It will be used as an initial attack ...

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.

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.

The MAFFS units fit inside C-130 airplanes and do not require any structural modification, allowing the units to be loaded onto the military aircraft in about two hours detailed the U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercu… ...

Noah talks to Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Brands, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, about the use of the C-130 transport plane in fighting western wildfires. Brands discusses why the C ...

The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 airplanes without any structural modification in just two hours. The U.S. Northern Command activated eight of its C-130 aircraft equipped Home ...

Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) units fit inside C-130 airplanes and do not require any structural modification, allowing the units to be loaded onto the military aircraft in about two ...

First and foremost, the C-130 isn't the most maneuverable aircraft and became even less so when converted into a gunship. Poor maneuverability makes the AC-130 susceptible to fighters and ...

Tanker 122, Cal Fire’s first operational C-130H, was on full display Thursday at Cal Fire’s aviation headquarters at McClellan Airport. The aircraft is one of seven C-130 Hercules that the ...