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Long Range Surveillance Aircraft

HC-130J Long Range Surveillance Aircraft
An HC-130J in flight over North Carolina. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dave Silva

The modernization and recapitalization of the HC-130H/J aircraft will enable Coast Guard aircrews to perform the long range maritime patrol requirements more efficiently. Learn more about the LRS>>

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The fifth missionized HC-130J was delivered to the Coast Guard Jan. 21. The SELEX radar has been installed on 14 of 16 HC-130H aircraft.

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DF-430 Direction-Finding System Saves Lives

WASHINGTON – The Rockwell Collins advanced DF-430 direction-finding system is a significant improvement over the U.S. Coast Guard’s previous direction-finding system and has helped the service save lives, including that of 55-year-old Dennis Clements. Read more>>

Coast Guard HC-130J Pilot Describes Rescue at Sea To Fox News

LCDR Mark Driver describes the rescue of a sailor from a disabled sailboat in severe weather conditions 250 miles off the coast of North Carolina. The HC-130J crew used the aircraft’s direction-finding and sensing equipment to locate the vessel and vectored a Navy H-60 helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower to the scene to recover the sailor from the water. Watch video>>

Coast Guard’s HC-130J Missionization Project Ahead of Schedule,
Benefits from Lessons Learned

The U.S. Coast Guard’s $162.5 million HC-130J Missionization Project, which upgrades crucial communication and surveillance electronic equipment on the service’s six J-model Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, has provided a fourth plane to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.
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