The planes have augmented IAF's capability to airlift troops closer to the borders in times of emergency, Air Force officials said.
They said Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha has briefed Defence Minister A K Antony about the crash.
Senior officers from the Air Headquarters have been dispatched to the crash site.
Local IAF units have also rushed officers and men in choppers to the accident area, they said.
The multi-role special operations aircraft had been used recently in the search operation for the missing Malaysian airliner MH 370.
The Defence Ministry had recently signed a contract with the US government for procurement of six additional C130J planes which are to be deployed in Panagarh in West Bengal.
