AFSOC, Marine Corps Collaborating On C-130 Modification Programs

/ April 2, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Air Force Special Operations Command and the Marine Corps are looking to collaborate on two separate but similar modification efforts geared toward revamping the C-130 platforms within their respective fleets, according to sources and documents. The Air Force and Marine Corps programs, known as the MC-130W Dragon Spear and the KC-130J Harvest Hawk respectively, are centered around a "roll on, roll off" sensor, communications and weapons suite. That package, once fully developed, will allow the Marine Corps' fleet of KC-130Js...

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