First Block 8.1 HC-130J for US Coast Guard

摘要

LOCKHEED MARTIN has delivered a first HC-130J outfitted with the Block 8,1 upgrade to the US Coast Guard. The Hercules was handed over in a ceremony at the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on January 31, after operational testing of aircraft was completed. This upgrade was installed on a previously delivered HC-130J at Lockheed Martin's facility in Greenville, South Carolina. The company is currently contracted to deliver at least six Block 8.1 upgrade kits to the USCG.