The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules—one of its workhorse tactical airlift and transport aircraft—with zero human input.

Merlin Labs has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its C-130J autonomy programme in collaboration with the US USSOCOM.

Families lined the runway at the McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston Thursday to welcome home the airmen of the ...

Merlin Labs has completed a preliminary design review to enable C-130J Super Hercules with the firm’s autonomous pilot for U.S. Special Operations Command, the company announced today. “This approval ...

Camp Duc’s mission flipped from routine resupply to a collapsing evacuation with almost no warning, and the airfield turned into a trap. Orders to stop were reversed, loading plans broke down, and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Youngsters clad in ear protect craned their necks feet away from the C-130 which had just rolled onto the ...

The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold conditions during certain times of the year. Enter the C-130 Hercules. Military ...

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules departs after the airfield reopened following Winter Storm Fern at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 28, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M.

Lockheed Martin has paused deliveries of the C-130J airlifter due to a problem with certifying a new communications upgrade, the company and the U.S. Air Force say. Lockheed Martin in 2025 delivered ...

Taiwan plans to purchase 10 Lockheed Martin C-130J transport aircraft from the United States (US) rather than carry out an extensive upgrade of its existing C-130H fleet, according to CNA. On February ...