The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft operated by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) a wing of the Air Education and Training Command and an AFSOC-gained wing of the Air Force Reserve Command. Based on the C-130 Hercules transport their mission is the infiltration exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and the air refueling of (primarily) special operations helicopter and tilt-rotor aircraft.
Made by Lockheed Corporation.
It is the successor of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules .