A farewell flypast for the Royal Air Force’s C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took place today as the service’s remaining J-models approach retirement later this month. C-130s — starting with legacy ...

A British Royal Air Force Airbus A400M aircraft takes takes part in a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 18, 2018. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — ...

LONDON—Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of its first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules to be given a new center wing box replacement. Work on the Enhanced Service Life Center Wing Box ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to retire its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J/C-130J-30 Hercules transport aircraft earlier than planned, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) disclosed on 22 March. The RAF ...

Having provided in-service support to the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) tactical airlifter fleet for a remarkable 55 years, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) knew that their relationship on ...

Voyager is famous for being the UK Royal Air Force’s only air-to-air refueling (AAR) tanker that also doubles as a transport aircraft for personnel or critical cargo. Its refueling capabilities are ...

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) chiefs have approved an uplift of aircrew and supporting engineering resources for their C-130J Hercules tactical airlift fleet in response to an accident report into the loss ...

The latest accounts for Marshall Group of Cambridge reported a £120.1m loss for the year ending December 2024, as the firm ...

A long-running effort by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to sell a fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130Js formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) appears to be nearing a successful conclusion, ...

Over half of the British Royal Air Force’s C-130J Hercules fleet will not presently meet the planned out-of-service date, as far greater than foreseen utilization in harsh operational environments is ...