#mc-130h

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An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the AFSOC in the pattern at Hurlburt Field, Florida

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#1212の日 #横田基地 1SOS 353SOG

MC-130H 83-1212 朝から仕事行って頑張ってね‼️ https://t.co/I0C3o44Oo0

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#126の日 #横田基地 1SOS 353SOG

MC-130H 87-0126。 https://t.co/7dJ2GWtCKN

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An A-10 Warthog flies over a MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, as part of Emerald Warrior on March 5, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

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An MC-130 Talon II, from Kadena AB, sits in the phase dock at Yokota AB on February 19, 2016. [USAF photo by SrA David Owsianka]

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Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

Older MC-130Hs are now all retired, something that was delayed over concerns about key low-altitude radar capabilities on the MC-130J.

The U.S. Air Force says it has accelerated work to integrate Raytheon's AN/APQ-187 Silent Knight terrain-following/terrain avoidance radar onto its MC-130J Commando II special operations transport/tanker aircraft. This has come amid the retirement of the Commando II's predecessor, the MC-130H Combat Talon II, with its highly specialized AN/APQ-170 radar. The Combat Talon II divestment process was slowed down significantly due to concerns about the MC-130J's terrain-following and terrain avoidance capabilities, which are critical to its core mission sets, with its original radar.

It is unclear how many MC-130Js have received the Silent Knight Radar, or SKR, to date, but Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) told The War Zone that the plan is to eventually integrate it onto each one of its Commando IIs. AFSOC currently has 56 MC-130Js and is planning to acquire a full fleet of 64 of the planes.

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