The 50th KC 130J Delivered to US Marine Corps
The Aerospace Report that talks about how the US Marine Corps took delivery of their 50th KC 130J. This KC 130J was assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station located in Miramar, California. Marine Corp is known to have the largest fleet of KC 130Js in the world.
The KC 130J is battle tested and has tanking abilities which enables it to duel all different types of machines such as F 35B lightning II to helicopters. F 35B Lightning II is considered to be one of the most advanced 5th generation multirole fighter.
Here is what George Shultz, vice president and general manager of the Air Mobility & Maritime Missions at Lockheed Martin has to say about this.
“The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the most visible KC-130J operators in the world, providing vital support where it’s needed most. We value our partnership with the Marine Corps and know that much of the success of the KC-130J platform is due to the multiple missions carried out by Marine crews on this aircraft. Congratulations to the U.S. Marine Corps on delivery of this milestone KC-130J!”
The KC 130J has a maximum takeoff weight of 164,000 and has a range of 4375 nautical miles.
Lockheed Martin is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company as an employee base of over 95,000 people worldwide. These people are in charge of manufacturing, development, design, integration of technology systems, and products and services.
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Posted on October 10, 2016
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