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The US Coast Guard approved plans in September to equip six HC-130J aircraft with interoperable mission packages for long-range surveillance. Integrated Coast Guard Systems, a Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture, will install and test the mission equipment. This upgrade program was assigned to the Integrated Deepwater System program, the multiyear, multibillion dollar effort to modernize and replace the Coast Guard's aging ships, aircraft, and systems. The program is designed to ensure integration and interoperability with all new and existing aviation assets, including its legacy fleet of HC-130H aircraft. The first upgraded HC-130J will be delivered in the fall of 2007.
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