Cracks have been discovered in older propeller barrel assemblies of some Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft. This led to a grounding of some C-130H aircraft for inspections, potentially affecting up ...

The Air Force grounded more than 100 of its workhorse turboprop C-130 Hercules aircraft after officials at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., discovered cracks in the propeller barrel assembly of one of the ...

Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has secured a potential $708 million contract to manufacture and engineer eight-blade propeller systems for the U.S. Air Force’s ...

Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE:RTX) Collins Aerospace business received a contract from U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for continuing to produce new, advanced propellers for C-130 aircraft.

Authorities said the aircraft’s maintenance was up to date, no ammunition was on board, and the investigation is ongoing.