Roll Out del primer HC-130J/First HC-130J rolled out

Lockheed Martin ha presentado el primer HC-130J cisterna de rescate de combate para la USAF en su factoría de Marietta, Georgia. La presentación formal a la USAF se producirá el 19 de Abril y será entregado a finales de año, para las pruebas que le confierarn Capacidad Inicial Operativa a mediados de 2012. Se trata de KC-130J modificados al standard HC-130J para el Comando de Operaciones Especiales. Existen fondos para 60 unidades, aunque la USAF tiene un requerimiento de 115 en total.
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Lockheed Martin rolled out the first HC-130J combat rescue tanker for the US Air Force (USAF) at its factory at Marietta in Georgia.
The aircraft will be formally presented to the USAF on April 19 and delivered later this year. It will undergo flight testing to meet an Initial Operating Capability date in mid-2012. The initial contract for the modification of six baseline KC-130J aircraft to the new HC-130J standard was awarded on June 13, 2008, with a follow-up for a further six options announced on April 30, 2009. Funding is in place for a total of 60 aircraft, although the Air Force’s Special Operations Command requirement may be for as many as 115 in total.