Lockheed begins final assembly of first Marine Corps KC-130J

Lockheed Martin has begun final assembly of the first of five KC-130J tanker aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. The new planes will replace the KC-130s that entered the fleet in 1960. Deliveries of the KC-130Js are set to begin next year. "The KC-130J is an excellent example of how the basic C-130J...

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