An EC-130J Commando Solo (00-1934/STEEL74) of the 193 SOS, operating out of Sigonella, in Italy, became particularly famous in 2011, during the Libya Air War. The aircraft broadcast messages both ...

Last year, the U.S. Air Force tried to retire most of its EC-130 Compass Call spy planes, worn from years of flying over Iraq and Afghanistan. Now service officials say replacements are needed ...

This story appeared in Radio World in February 2002. Given interest in the Commando Solo operation in Haiti in 2010, we’ve reposted it. In the months following Sept. 11, it was hard to turn on a TV or ...

Eurocopter later this year will begin delivery of its next generation EC-130 T2 that will sport a new engine and almost a completely new airframe from its EC-130 predecessor. The company unveiled the ...

An EC-130SJ and a C-17A have airdropped pallets containing simulated cruise missiles during demonstrations at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the U.S. Air Force said on Aug. 20. The ...