The HC/MC-130J is a tailored common core special operations variant intended to replace all of the ‘Heritage Herc’ types now used by the USAF’s Special Operations Command. These include HC-130N and HC-130Ps, and MC-130Es, MC-130Ps and MC-130Hs, used in the CSAR (combat search and rescue) and special forces roles.
In the more distant future, Lockheed hopes that this common core airframe will form the basis of a gunship to replace existing AC-130s.
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