C-130H transport aircraft participating in a Christmas airlift operation, Dec. 2, 2025. Courtesy of Air Force
A C-130H transport aircraft made an emergency landing at a naval base in Okinawa due to engine failure while en route to Saudi Arabia to attend an international defense exhibition, the Air Force said Friday.
After departing from a naval base in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, the aircraft made the emergency landing at around 11:01 a.m. in Japan as it detected reduced engine output in one of its four turboprop engines, according to the Air Force. No casualties were reported from the incident.
Mechanics aboard the aircraft identified the cause of the malfunction, and the plane will depart from Japan at 6 p.m. after replacing the defective components.
The incident took place as Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, held defense ministerial talks in the Japanese port city of Yokosuka earlier in the day.
AloJapan.com