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Lockheed MC-130 is a sTOL Special operations military transport aircraft. It was built by Lockheed Corporation. Reported operators include United States Air Force.
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United States Air Force
MC-130E: 18 MC-130H: 24 MC-130P: 28 MC-130W: 12 MC-130J: 64
MC-130E: 1966 MC-130P: 1986 MC-130H: 1991 MC-130W: 2006 MC-130J: 2012
MC-130J: April 2011
MC-130E: April 15, 2013 MC-130P: May 15, 2015 MC-130H: April 2, 2023
C-130 Hercules C-130J Super Hercules
Two pilots, one Combat Systems Officer (officers), and two Loadmasters (enlisted)
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)
132 ft 7 in (40.41 m)
38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
164,000 lb (74,389 kg)
4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,591 shp (3,424 kW) each
417 mph (671 km/h, 362 kn) at 22,000 feet
3,000 mi (4,800 km, 2,600 nmi)
28,000 ft (8,500 m) with 42,000 lb payload
6-bladed fully feathering reversible propellers
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country of origin United States 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 29.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Lockheed MC-130 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesAir National Guard exact named equipment holdings: MC-130J Commando 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 / Medium. 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: MC-130J Commando 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 / Medium. 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 MC-130J Commando 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: 57. 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.