The search continues for a missing engine from an Air Force C-130 airplane. The 3,500 pound engine caught on fire last night during a flight, then fell off. No one on the ground was hurt, and the ...

Rolls-Royce has received a $96.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to extend by five months the company’s engine repair and sustainment support for the C-130 military transport ...

The U.S. Air Force’s Air National Guard has built a new and upgraded T56 3.5 turbo engine for its C-130 cargo plane to increase fuel efficiency, increase propulsion and thrust in cold weather ...

Marshall Aerospace of the UK has begun preparing a company-owned Lockheed Martin C-130K transport to support flight testing of the Airbus Military A400M’s Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engine ...

An engine upgrade that could reduce fuel burn by 8% on hundreds of Lockheed Martin C-130Hs will soon enter flight test, Rolls-Royce says. The engine maker has completed development of the series 3.5 ...

C-130J ENGINES: Rolls-Royce said Feb. 3 it signed a $35 million, 10-year contract to support engines on C-130J aircraft operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The aircraft, powered by four Rolls-Royce AE ...

The C-130 was built with longevity in mind. The airframe was over-engineered to be tough. The skin is thick. The frame is stress tolerant. Four robust turboprop engines deliver thrust and control ...