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Survey Shows U.S. Air Force To Launch Polar C-130J Variant

U.S. Air Force
Credit: U.S. Air Force
A newly launched market survey shows the U.S. Air Force is close to launching development of a new version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J for the arctic mission. A fleet of LC-130Hs modified with skis and other equipment for the Polar Mission are due to be retired in the near future. A reprogramming...
Steve Trimble

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

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