MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- It's been nearly 60 years since the first Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules took to the air and production of the U.S. aircraft is going strong.
Lockheed announced Tuesday that it has produced and delivered the 2,400th Hercules -- an MC-130J Combat Shadow II -- to the U.S. Air Force for use by its Special Operations Command.