Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Tactical Airlift Ops, Canadian Style: TACAIRNET Flies with 436 Squadron of the RCAF

May 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

It’s just after lunch on a cold, dreary Wednesday in Eastern Ontario, Canada. A pristine lake with mist settled above the waters sits quietly, surrounded by [read more...]

The US Military Planned on Using This Crazy Modified C-130 to Rescue Hostages in Iran

June 28, 2016 // 2 Comments

The early hours of November 4th, 1979 found US Marines guarding the American embassy in Tehran on edge. Armed with M-16A1 rifles and M1911 pistols, they anticipated action [read more...]

The US Army’s Night Stalkers Once Helped Steal an Attack Helicopter From the African Desert

May 12, 2015 // 17 Comments

Back in the 1980s, when it still existed, the Soviet Union maintained a number of “friendly” relationships with a variety of African and Asian nations, mostly for [read more...]

Wider F-35 Aircraft Replacement Scheme in the Works For NATO

April 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sources close to the TACAIRNET team have just hit us with a major development… The F-35 Lightning II, the Swiss Army knife of fighter aircraft, has been designed to [read more...]

Spare 617

February 8, 2014 // 2 Comments

Parked near the massive hangars of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio is a gray Lockheed C-130E Hercules, serial number 62-1787. A cursory [read more...]