KC-390 guns for Hercules

摘要

After dominating the medium-lift military tactical market for decades, Lockheed Martin's turboprop C-130J Hercules, upon which the LM-100J is based, is facing new competition from Embraer's KC-390 turbofan transport. In response, Lockheed is flexing its muscles and showing off Hercules' strengths. "At the (2018) Farnborough air show, one of the key highlights we wanted to do with the demonstration was to show its manoeuvrability," says Lockheed's vice-president of business development for air mobility & maritime missions, Tony Frese. "That manoeuvrability, that responsiveness, pays off at the tactical role."