Lockheed Martin is working on a maritime patrol aircraft retrofit kit for the C-130 Hercules. The kit is intended to "roll on" new C-130Js, as well as legacy variants of the military transport, with ...

“Here we are, 60 years later,” said Frese. “So we always are quite thankful that Kelly Johnson, a brilliant man, got that one piece wrong.” Johnson was working on sleek reconnaissance jets. The ...

Lockheed’s long-lived C-130 Hercules has enjoyed an incredible career, and continues to serve some 60 nations in a variety of roles. Kelly Johnson made few mistakes as Lockheed’s star engineer, but he ...