MARIETTA — In aeronautics parlance, if Lockheed Martin’s Marietta site was already soaring to new heights when Rod McLean became the site’s general manager in 2019, it is pushing the
The United States Air Force's combat aircraft like the B-52 and F-35 often get all the glory, but a fact remains that the U.S. military relies on aircraft like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules more than most people probably realize. Since it first entered service nearly 70 years ago, the turboprop military transport aircraft is able to deliver personnel and equipment around the
In 2024, Lockheed Martin will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules, a plane that has seen so many uses over the years by a multitude of organizations and
The C-130 Hercules and its family can do just about anything, right? It can drop tens of thousands of pounds of cargo, equipment, vehicles, and soldiers .