The Lockheed Martin KC-130, previously the Lockheed KC-130, is a family of extended-range tanker versions of the C-130 Hercules transport. The KC-130F first flew in January 1960 under the old Navy designation GV-1 and entered service in 1962 to refuel United States Marine Corps aircraft. The latest version, the KC-130J, is operated by the Marine Corps, with 74 delivered out of 83 ordered by the end of 2023, and it replaced the older KC-130F, KC-130R and KC-130T. It is based on the C-130J Super Hercules, shares fifty-five percent of its airframe with earlier models and offers major improvements, and the HC-130J combat rescue tanker and the MC-130J special operations tanker were both derived from it.
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The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
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The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
Development, first flight
The KC-130F made its first test flight in January 1960 as the GV-1 under the old Navy designation system.
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The KC-130J is the latest variant operated by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), with 74 delivered out of 83 ordered as of 31 December 2023.
Specifications, powerplant
4 × Allison T56 and Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines
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The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
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The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
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The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
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