6. Lockheed C-130 Hercules – U.S.
Producing company: Lockheed Martin
Principal Users: United States Air Force, Coast Guard, Royal Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force
Price per unit: $11.9 million*
Before becoming Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Corporation manufactured the four-engine, turboprop Lockheed C-130, popularly known as Hercules. The Hercules was originally intended for cargo duty, medevac, and troop transport, but it can also land and take off on unsuitable runways.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (UAE) via flickr.com/@Donal Morrissey
Many international armed forces employ the adaptable Hercules as their primary tactical airlifter, and it can also be used as a gunship for airborne assaults. Hercules comes in forty varieties, including non-military ones. Although the Lockheed L-100 is used in more than sixty countries, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are its primary markets.
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