Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Variants

For civilian versions, see Lockheed L-100 Hercules.

Significant military variants of the C-130 include:

C-130A/B/E/F/G/H/K/T: Tactical airlifter basic models
C-130J Super Hercules: Tactical airlifter, with new engines, avionics, and updated systems
C-130K: Designation for RAF Hercules C1/W2/C3 aircraft (C-130Js in RAF service are the Hercules C.4 and Hercules C.5)
AC-130A/E/H/U Spectre/Spooky: 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 Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules aircraft
DC-130A/E: Drone control
EC-130: EC-130E/J Commando Solo – USAF / Air National Guard psychological operations version; EC-130E – Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC); EC-130E Rivet Rider – Airborne psychological warfare aircraft; EC-130H Compass Call – Electronic warfare and electronic attack.; EC-130V – Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) variant used by USCG for counter-narcotics missions
GC-130: Permanently Grounded "Static Display"
HC-130: HC-130B/E/H – Early model combat search and rescue; HC-130P/N Combat King – USAF aerial refueling tanker and combat search and rescue; HC-130J Combat King II – Next generation combat search and rescue tanker; HC-130H/J – USCG long-range surveillance and search and rescue
JC-130: Temporary conversion for flight test operations
KC-130F/R/T/J: United States Marine Corps aerial refueling tanker and tactical airlifter
LC-130F/H/R: USAF / Air National Guard – Ski-equipped version for Arctic and Antarctic support operations.
MC-130: MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II – Special operations infiltration/extraction variant; MC-130W Combat Spear/Dragon Spear – Special operations tanker/gunship; MC-130P Combat Shadow – Special operations tanker; MC-130J Combat Shadow II – Special operations tanker Air Force Special Operations Command; YMC-130H – Three modified 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
RC-130: Surveillance aircraft for reconnaissance
SC-130: Search and rescue
TC-130: Aircrew training
VC-130: VIP transport
WC-130A/B/E/H/J: Weather reconnaissance ("Hurricane Hunter") version for USAF / Air Force Reserve Command in support of the NOAA/National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center