The Navy’s carrier airwing flies further with Hercules’ new tanker approval

The Navy’s carrier airwing flies further with Hercules’ new tanker approval

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy Reserve’s KC-130T Hercules fleet, upgraded with the NP200 propeller system, is cleared to aerially refuel a significantly wider range of aircraft across the carrier airwing following envelope expansion testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) which concluded in early 2025.

A U.S. Navy Reserve KC-130T refuels an EA-18G Growler over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

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