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Rapid Dragon - Cargo Dropped Cruise Missiles

After an efficient 24-month campaign, the Air Force took a decisive step and brought a millenary relic into the 21st century: ...
Popular Mechanics

How the Air Force Turned a C-130 Cargo Plane Into a Missile-Slinging Bomber

Let’s pretend it’s 2035. After an extensive buildup, the People’s Liberation Army just invaded Taiwan. Chinese forces have captured airfields and ports, and Beijing’s forces are streaming endlessly ...
The National Interest

To Fight China, Put the C-130 Back on Aircraft Carriers

As a variety of new systems and platforms work their way toward service aimed specifically at deterring conflict with China, the United States needs a near-term deterrent with similar capability and ...
Business Insider

A US plan to drop bombs from cargo planes hit another milestone, but the Air Force is still figuring out how it would use it in a war

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Flightglobal

USAF hits maritime target with cruise missile launched from C-130

The US Air Force (USAF) has hit a target with a cruise missile launched from the ramp of a cargo aircraft for the first time as part of its Rapid Dragon programme. The service deployed a cruise ...
The National Interest

How Lockheed Martin’s Super Secret Skunk Works Gave Birth to the C-130

Lockheed Martin’s famous secretive Skunk Works unit is known for its role in giving life to the U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane, F-22 Raptor and first-ever stealth aircraft—the F-117 Nighthawk. But there ...
Arkansas Times

Arkansas Air National Guard gets training mission for newest C-130

The Arkansas National Guard announced today that the Air Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing had been chosen by the Air Force secretary to be the National Guard training unit for the C-130J, the latest version ...