Editing Lockheed C-130 Hercules (section)

==Variants==
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[[File:Picture of a C-130A of the VNAF.jpg|thumb|C-130A of the [[South Vietnam Air Force]]]]
[[File:S3-AGB Bangladesh Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules.jpg|thumb|[[Bangladesh Air Force]] C-130B]]
[[File:A flying C-130 Hercules.jpg|thumb|C-130E of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]]]]
[[File:165158 C-130T US Navy (10124273196).jpg|thumb|[[United States Navy]] C-130T, 2013]]
[[File:USCG C-130J.jpg|thumb|right|A [[United States Coast Guard]] HC-130J]]
[[File:C-130 MK1 FAM 2 (altered).jpg|thumb|A [[Mexican Air Force]] C-130K]]
[[File:KH film recovery.jpg|thumb|A U.S. JC-130 aircraft retrieving a reconnaissance satellite film capsule under parachute.]]
[[File:RAAF Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 YPMC Creek.jpg|thumb|[[RAAF]] C-130J-30 at Point Cook, 2006]]
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Significant military variants of the C-130 include:
;C-130A
: Initial production model with four Allison T56-A-11/9 turboprop engines. 219 were ordered and deliveries to the USAF began in December 1956.
;C-130B
: Variant with four Allison T56-A-7 engines. 134 were ordered and entered USAF service in May 1959.
;C-130E
: Same engines as the C-130B but with two {{Convert|1,290|U.S.gal|abbr=on}} external fuel tanks, and an increased maximum takeoff weight capability. Introduced in August 1962 with 389 were ordered.
;C-130F/G
: Variants procured by the U.S. Navy for Marine Corps refueling missions, and other support/transport operations.
;C-130H
: Identical to the C-130E but with more powerful Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines. Introduced in June 1964 with 308 ordered.
;C-130K
: Designation for [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] Hercules C1/W2/C3 aircraft (C-130Js in RAF service are the Hercules C.4 and Hercules C.5)
;C-130T
: Improved variants procured by the U.S. Navy for Marine Corps refueling, and other support/transport operations.
;[[C-130A-II Dreamboat]]
: Early version Electronic Intelligence/Signals Intelligence (ELINT/SIGINT) aircraft<ref name="aviation-safety.net">{{cite web|title=Criminal Occurrence description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580902-2|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170413235032/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580902-2|archive-date=13 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
;[[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J Super Hercules]]
: Tactical airlifter, with new engines, avionics, and updated systems
;C-130B BLC: A one-off conversion of C-130B 58–0712, modified with a double [[Allison YT56]] gas generator pod under each outer wing, to provide bleed air for all the control surfaces and flaps.<ref name="Flight090960pp2-3">{{cite journal |title=Now the STOL Hercules (advert) |journal=Flight |date=9 September 1960 |volume=78 |issue=2687 |pages=2–3 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1960/1960%20-%201774.PDF |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030904/https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1960/1960%20-%201774.PDF |archive-date=15 November 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref>
;[[Lockheed AC-130|AC-130A/E/H/J/U/W]]
: Gunship variants
;C-130D/D-6
: Ski-equipped version for snow and ice operations [[United States Air Force]] / Air National Guard
;CC-130E/H/J Hercules
: Designation for [[Canadian Armed Forces]] / [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] Hercules aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=CC-130H Hercules |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/services/aircraft/cc-130h.html |website=Royal Canadian Air Force |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en |date=2020-06-16}}</ref> U.S. Air Force used the CC-130J designation to differentiate the standard C-130J variant from the "stretched" C-130J (company designation C-130J-30). CC-130H(T) is the Canadian tanker variant of the [[Lockheed Martin KC-130|KC-130H]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Art |title=A little bit of Hercules history |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/rcaf/2020/11/a-little-bit-of-hercules-history.html |website=The Maple Leaf |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en |date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
;C-130M: Designation used by the [[Brazilian Air Force]] for locally modified C-130H aircraft.<ref name="eda">{{cite web|title=Brazilian Military Airworthiness Certification and KC-390 Project Challenge|url=https://www.eda.europa.eu/docs/default-source/events/15-ifi---brazilian-certification-and-kc-390-br-maa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218164514/http://www.eda.europa.eu/docs/default-source/events/15-ifi---brazilian-certification-and-kc-390-br-maa.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-18 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Science and Aerospace Technology|access-date=14 May 2017|page=13|format=.ppt}}</ref>
;[[Lockheed DC-130|DC-130A/E/H]]
: USAF and USN Drone control
;[[Lockheed Martin E-130J|E-130J]]
: Future USN [[TACAMO]] aircraft
;[[Lockheed EC-130|EC-130]]
:'''EC-130E/J Commando Solo'''&nbsp;– USAF / Air National Guard [[Psychological Operations (United States)|psychological operations]] version
:'''EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC)'''&nbsp;– USAF procedural air-to-ground attack control, also provided NRT threat updates
:'''EC-130E Rivet Rider'''&nbsp;– Airborne psychological warfare aircraft
:'''EC-130H Compass Call'''&nbsp;– [[Electronic warfare]] and electronic attack.<ref>King, Capt. Vince, Jr. [https://www.af.mil/News/story/storyID/123030212/ "Compass Call continues to 'Jam' enemy"]. ''Air Force Link, United States Air Force,'' 1 November 2006.</ref>
:'''EC-130Q'''&nbsp;– USN TACAMO aircraft
:'''EC-130V'''&nbsp;– Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) variant used by [[USCG]] for counter-narcotics missions<ref>[https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ec-130v.htm "Lockheed EC-130V Hercules"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225741/http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ec-130v.htm |date=3 March 2016}} ''Military Analysis Network, Federation of American Scientists,'' 10 February 1998. Retrieved 2 October 2010.</ref>
;GC-130
: Permanently grounded instructional airframes
;[[Lockheed HC-130|HC-130]]
:'''HC-130B/E/H'''&nbsp;– Early model [[combat search and rescue]]
:'''HC-130P/N Combat King'''&nbsp;– USAF aerial refueling tanker and combat search and rescue
:'''HC-130J Combat King II'''&nbsp;– Next generation [[combat search and rescue]] tanker
:'''HC-130H/J'''&nbsp;– USCG long-range surveillance and [[search and rescue]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042013/https://www.youngstown.afrc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/178927/aerial-spray-mission/ USAFR Aerial Spray & Airlift]
;JC-130
: Temporary conversion for flight test operations; used to recover [[Lockheed D-21|drones]] and spy satellite film capsules.
;[[Lockheed Martin KC-130|KC-130F/R/T/J]]
: [[United States Marine Corps]] aerial refueling tanker and tactical airlifter
;[[Lockheed LC-130|LC-130F/H/R]]
: USAF / Air National Guard&nbsp;– Ski-equipped version for [[Arctic]] and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] support operations; LC-130F and R previously operated by USN
;[[Lockheed MC-130|MC-130]]
:'''MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II'''&nbsp;– [[Special operations]] infiltration/extraction variant
:'''MC-130W Combat Spear/Dragon Spear'''&nbsp;– Special operations tanker/gunship<ref name="MC130W">Housman, Damian. [https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123022607/ "Highly modified C-130 ready for war on terrorism"]. ''Air Force Link, United States Air Force,'' 29 June 2006.</ref>
:'''MC-130P Combat Shadow'''&nbsp;– Special operations tanker – all operational aircraft converted to HC-130P standard
:'''MC-130J Commando II''' (formerly Combat Shadow II)&nbsp;– Special operations tanker Air Force Special Operations Command<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/story/id/123294130/ |title=MC-130 J name change promotes modern missions, preserves heritage |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130227173803/http://www.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123294130 |archive-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
:'''YMC-130H'''&nbsp;– Modified aircraft under [[Operation Credible Sport]] for second [[Iran hostage crisis]] rescue attempt
;NC-130
: Permanent conversion for flight test operations
;PC-130/C-130-MP
: [[Maritime patrol]]
;[[Lockheed RC-130 Hercules|RC-130A/S]]
: [[Surveillance aircraft]] for reconnaissance
;SC-130J Sea Herc
: Proposed maritime patrol version of the C-130J, designed for coastal surveillance and anti-submarine warfare.<ref name=SC130J-LM>{{cite web|title=SC-130J Sea Herc|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/c130/c-130j-variants/sc-130j.html|website=lockheedmartin.com|publisher=Lockheed Martin|access-date=12 June 2014|ref=SC130J-LM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162942/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/c130/c-130j-variants/sc-130j.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=SC130J-StratPost>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Martin's Sea Hercules unveiled |url= http://www.stratpost.com/lockheed-martins-sea-hercules-unveiled|website=stratpost.com|date=16 April 2012 |publisher=StratPost|access-date=12 June 2014 |ref= SC130J-StratPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012231642/http://www.stratpost.com/lockheed-martins-sea-hercules-unveiled|archive-date=12 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

;TC-130
: Aircrew training
;VC-130H
: VIP transport
;[[Lockheed WC-130|WC-130A/B/E/H/J]]
: Weather reconnaissance ("[[Hurricane Hunter]]") version for [[United States Air Force|USAF]] / [[Air Force Reserve Command]]'s [[53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron]] in support of the [[National Weather Service]]'s [[National Hurricane Center]]

;C-130(EM/BM) Erciyes
:Turkey's Erciyes modernization program covers modernization of the avionics of C-130B/E variants of the aircraft. In scope of modernization the aircraft is equipped with Digital Cockpit (four-color Multifunctional Display with moving map capability-MFD), two Central Display Units (CDU) and two multifunction Central Control Computers compatible with international navigational requirements, as well as with a multifunction Mission Computer with high operational capability, Flight Management System (FMS), Link-16, Ground Mission Planning Unit compatible with the Air Force Information System, and display and lighting systems compatible with Night Vision Goggles. Other components such as GPS, indicator, anti-collision system, air radar, advanced military and civilian navigation systems, night-time invisible lighting for military missions, black box voice recorder, communication systems, advanced automated flight systems (military and civilian), systems enabling operation in the military network, digital moving map and ground mission planning systems are also included.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ERCIYES C-130 Modernization Program Will Keep C-130B/E Aircraft in Service Until the 2040s |url=https://www.defenceturkey.com/en/content/erciyes-c-130-modernization-program-will-keep-c-130b-e-aircraft-in-service-until-the-2040s-5327 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website= defenceturkey.com}}</ref>

;B.L.8
:({{langx|th|บ.ล.๘}}) [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] designation for the C-130H.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>
;B.L.8A
:({{langx|th|บ.ล.๘ก}}) Royal Thai Armed Forces designation for the C-130H-30.<ref name=":1" />

;TP 84
:[[Swedish Air Force]] designation for the C-130H