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Coast Guard Takes Deliver of First Missioned HC-130J

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

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The Coast Guard last Friday accepted delivery of the first of six missioned HC-130J long range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft, the most capable aircraft in the service's inventory, the Coast Guard said. Two more HC-130Js are expected to be delivered this month by Lockheed Martin [LMT] as part of the Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization program. The company expects to be under contract soon for a fourth aircraft with follow-on contracts later this year for the last two HC-130Js. Under Deepwater,…

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