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NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. According to a press release, the planes will be modified to serve as flying laboratories in support of NOAA’s hurricane and environmental research.
Artist’s rendering of a NOAA C-130J Hercules hurricane hunter. Credit: NOAA
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