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Lockheed HC-130 is a cSAR /rescue aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Lockheed Lockheed Martin. Reported operators include United States Air Force United States Coast Guard.
United StatesCSAR /rescue aircraft
United States
Lockheed Lockheed Martin
In service
United States Air Force United States Coast Guard
HC-130P/N: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10 HC-130H: 22; two with the Avionics One Upgrade (A1U) HC-130J: 6
1959–present
1959
1959 2002 (USCG HC-130J) 29 July 2010 (USAF HC-130J)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
USAF: 11; USCG: 5 to 7, contingent on mission
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)
132 ft 7 in (40.41 m)
38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)
1,745 sq ft (162.1 m 2 )
76,700 lb (34,791 kg)
175,000 lb (79,379 kg)
62900
4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) each
380 mph (610 km/h, 330 kn)
333 mph (536 km/h, 289 kn)
5,178 mi (8,333 km, 4,500 nmi)
33,000 ft (10,000 m)
4-bladed
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Lockheed HC-130 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesUS Air Force (USAF) exact named equipment holdings: HC-130J Combat King II. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / CSAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
US Coast Guard Aviation exact named equipment holdings: HC-130J Hercules. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air National Guard 104,850 reservists exact named equipment holdings: HC-130J Combat King II. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / CSAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) exact named equipment holdings: HC-130J Combat King II. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / CSAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force Reserve Command 65,450 reservists exact named equipment holdings: HC-130J Combat King II. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / CSAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for HC-130J Combat King II. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): inventory: 39. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-06-20. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for HC-130J Hercules. Service scope: Coast Guard; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): inventory: 17. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United States Air Force United States Coast Guard
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