The planes can “discharge their entire load of up to 3,000 gallons of retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide, or they can make variable drops ...

The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire ...

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 ...

The wildfires in Los Angeles, United States, considered the most devastating in the region, have already consumed 156 km² and ...

On Thursday, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems ...

U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) ...

Taiwan's military on Wednesday issued a public tender for the upgrade of their C-130 military transport aircraft as part of a six-year initiative to modernise its ageing fleet, Focus Taiwan reported.

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The ever-enduring C-130 Hercules celebrated 70 years of unwavering service last year. Since its inception ...

SAN DIEGO — The Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast moving ...

There are strict rules for aircraft operating in and around a fire to make sure everyone’s flying in a predictable manner.