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USAF received two more MC-130J Commando II aircraft.
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World Aviation Defense & Security Industry News - Lockheed Martin
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The United States Air Force has recently received two more MC-130J Commando II aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The aircraft will replace the older MC-130E/P Combat Talon. Of the two aircraft one will be operated from the Kadena Air Base in Japan and the other from the RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom.
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 USAF received two more MC-130J Commando II aircraft from Lockheed Martin(Credit: Lockheed Martin/David Key) |
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The Commando II is operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command. It is a special mission platform that is used to fly low-level / low-visibility operations. Its mission is to provide aerial refuelling, airdrop/resupply of special operations forces and infilitration/exfiltration of these forces.
It is expected that the USAFSOC will receive around 69 MC-130Js. This year’s programe budget had been allocated USD271 million for the two aircraft. Each aircraft is powered by four Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 Turboprop engines, providing a maximum speed of 362 knots at 22,000 feet. Their range is 3,000 miles. The MC-130J feature an advanced two-pilot flight station with fully integrated digital avionics, 13 color multifunctional liquid crystal displays, head-up displays, moving maps display, a color radar, fully integrated navigation systems with dual inertial navigation system and global positioning system. |
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