The HC-130J fleet carries out traditional missions including search and rescue, cargo and personnel transport, law enforcement and international ice patrol.
Characteristics
- Length: 97 feet 9 inches
- Wingspan: 132 feet 7inches
- Height: 38 feet 11 inches
- Maximum Weight: 155,000 pounds
- Cruise Speed: 320 knots true airspeed
- Range: 4,900 nautical miles
- Endurance: 20+ hours
Features
- Standardized Minotaur mission system across all Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft (under development)
- Real-time tracking and Rescue 21 integration to enhance common operating picture and maritime domain awareness
- Advanced radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors for search and rescue, law enforcement and intelligence gathering missions; the Coast Guard’s Super Hercules is the first HC-130 aircraft in the world with a 360-degree, belly-mounted, multimode surface search radar
- Commonality of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance components and capabilities with those on the Coast Guard’s medium range surveillance aircraft