NOAA Buys Two C-130Js For Hurricane Weather Tracking

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A U.S. federal agency has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to buy two C-130J Hercules aircraft to serve in the “hurricane hunter” role. The Sept. 27 award will allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to replace two aging Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft now performing the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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