As of 2024, the KC-130 has seven models with a total of 180 aircraft produced. Aside from the KC-130s owned and operated by the U.S. Marine Corps, 18 different countries also own and operate the ...
Israel relied on its existing refueling fleet of aging converted Boeing 707 tankers and Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules during its 12-day air campaign against Iran in June. Aerial refuellers are ...