With a long-awaited $1 billion multiyear contract in hand to deliver 32 C-130J aircraft, Lockheed Martin is poised to sustain its Hercules production line at least through the end of the decade. The contract is the first cut of a larger $5.3 billion deal to deliver 78 C-130J airlifters through 2020. The contract includes 30 MC-130Js, 13 HC-130Js and 29 C-130Js for the Air Force and six KC-130Js for the Marine Corps. It also provides the option for the U.S...
