When deployed as a firefighting aircraft, the C-130 can be equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit to support other air tankers in aerial suppression. The MAFFS units ...

Hoke’s C-130 — a model nicknamed “Hercules” for its impressive strength and size — has been equipped with a Modular Airborne ...

On Thursday, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems ...