C-130 J Super Hercules Aircraft

A C-130J transport aircraft with special forces commandos and frontline fighters from the Indian Air Force's inventory will be part of an exercise to use highways as landing strips next week.

The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved the buying of one C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, worth about Rs 900 crore, to replace the one that had crashed in 2014 killing five crew members, including four officers.

The crash of Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft near Gwalior this morning has come as a big shock to military aviation specialists. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to probe the reason behind the crash in which five of its personnel were killed.

Less than 10 minutes after it took off from Agra, one of the Indian Air Force's newest and sturdiest aircraft crashed near Gwalior, killing all five people on board.

A C-130J transport aircraft with special forces commandos and frontline fighters from the Indian Air Force's inventory will be part of an exercise to use highways as landing strips next week.

The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved the buying of one C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, worth about Rs 900 crore, to replace the one that had crashed in 2014 killing five crew members, including four officers.

The crash of Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft near Gwalior this morning has come as a big shock to military aviation specialists. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to probe the reason behind the crash in which five of its personnel were killed.

Less than 10 minutes after it took off from Agra, one of the Indian Air Force's newest and sturdiest aircraft crashed near Gwalior, killing all five people on board.