Dec 20, 2024 · Capabilities of the EC-130J TACAMO will include electromagnetic pulse (EMP) hardening, cyber security hardening, and an upgrade of the trailing wire communications system currently fielded on...

The Lockheed Martin EC-130 series comprises several slightly different versions of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules that have been and continue to be operated by the U.S. Air Force and, until the 1990s, the U.S. Navy.

The Airbus Helicopters H130 (formerly Eurocopter EC130) is a single engine light utility helicopter developed from the earlier Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, one of the primary changes from which was the adoption of a Fenestron anti-torque device in place of a conventional tail rotor.

Oct 21, 2024 · E-130J is the aircraft’s mission design series (MDS). The E stands for special electronic installation; 130 is the design number and reflects the aircraft’s origins as the EC-130; and J is the series, demonstrating that it will be modified from a …

The EC-130J Commando Solo, a specially-modified four-engine Hercules transport, conducts airborne Information Operations via digital and analog radio and television broadcasts. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Nov 17, 2024 · Lockheed Martin is currently scheduled to deliver the first complete airframe in FY 2026, after which it will be converted into an E-130J Engineering Development Model.

Dec 20, 2024 · Northrop Grumman is now set to integrate a Collins Aerospace very-low-frequency (VLF) antenna and deployment system with three government-furnished EMD E-130Js.

Based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the aircraft is heavily modified to disrupt enemy command and control communications, perform offensive counterinformation operations, and carry out other kinds of electronic attacks. Planned upgrades will add the ability to attack early warning and acquisition radars. [1] .

The light single-engine EC130 B4 is the last member of the successful ECUREUIL family. The ultra-quiet EC130 B4 integrates the latest technological advances of EUROCOPTER's new generation helicopters : a new 7/8 seats enlarged cabin with enhanced comfort, a new tailboom with quiet FENESTRON

Feb 23, 2025 · With its aging structure, limitations in mission flexibility, and the need for more advanced capabilities, the EC-130H is being phased out in favor of a more efficient and capable successor, the EA-37B.