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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Eighth C-130J Surveillance Aircraft

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

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Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Eighth C-130J Surveillance Aircraft

Coast Guard HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft. Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard last week accepted delivery of its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin [LMT] for use in long-range surveillance missions.The aircraft will next be outfitted with radars and sensors and other specialized equipment by Lockheed Martin with plans to finish the missionization in early 2016. A seventh C-130J in the Coast Guard’s inventory began the same missionization process in February.The Coast Guard currently operates six HC-130Js, which are used for search and rescue, drug and migrant…

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