A cruise missile flight test vehicle (FTV) struck a target vessel in the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 16 after being launched from a pallet out the back of a Lockheed Martin MC-130J, the U.S. Air Force said ...

—Operators of mature C-130 Hercules have three good options for upgrading the aircraft’s center wing box, the high-stress area where wings, empennage and landing gear meet. The first option is ...