{"id":17152,"date":"2025-12-09T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17152"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:26:29","slug":"c-130j-super-hercules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/c-130j-super-hercules\/","title":{"rendered":"C-130J Super Hercules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>C-130J Super Hercules Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new defence Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility to support the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft will be established in Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About C-130J Super Hercules<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a four-engine turboprop <\/span><b>military transport aircraft.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed by<\/span><b> Lockheed Martin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>US security and aerospace company.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>US Air Force\u2019s principal tactical <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cargo and personnel <\/span><b>transport aircraft.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the current variant of the C-130 Hercules and is the airlifter of choice for 26 operators in 22 nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest <\/span><b>operators <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the <\/span><b>US Air Force, US Marine Corps, Australia, Canada, India,<\/b> <b>Italy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Indian Air Force (IAF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> currently <\/span><b>operates 12 C-130J <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Hercules.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>C-130J Super Hercules <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aircraft is capable of<\/span><b> operating from rough, dirt strips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is the prime transport for <\/span><b>airdropping troops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and equipment into hostile areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>reduced crew requirements.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A minimal <\/span><b>crew of three men<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is required to operate this aircraft, including two pilots and one loadmaster.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> powered by four <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3<\/span><b> turboprop engines.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>digital avionics,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including Head-Up Display (HUD) for each pilot.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Range: 6,852 km <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(no payload)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed: 644 km\/hr<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Endurance: 20+ hours<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of <\/span><b>short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a payload capacity of 19 tons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can accommodate a <\/span><b>wide variety of oversized cargo,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including everything from utility helicopters and six-wheeled armored vehicles to standard palletized cargo and military personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipped with an<\/span><b> Infrared Detection Set,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the aircraft can <\/span><b>perform precision low-level flying, airdrops,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>landing in blackout conditions. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/new-mro-facility-for-c-130j-super-hercules-to-come-up-in-bengaluru-expects-first-aircraft-in-early-2027\/article70371608.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. 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