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We’ve put a pretty amazing computer on board the new C-130J.

(No, we're not just shipping it someplace.)

If the words "C-130" and "high technology" seem out of place in the same sentence, they won't for long. Because the new C-130J Hercules comes complete with an advanced mission computer using MIL-STD 1553 databus architecture.

This new technology which replaces 600 pounds of hard wiring allows the aircraft's operating systems to stay in constant communication with one another. And it even displays mission plans from a pre-programmed 2-by-3 inch card that's inserted into it.
Of course, this is just one of the money-saving, technological triumphs we've installed on the aircraft. We've also added twin Head Up Displays, redesigned the propellers to make them 18% more efficient and added twin-spool engines for greater thrust. We've done all this for one reason only. To help you accomplish your mission. It's been our modus operandi since the Hercules debuted in 1955. And with this all-new, cost-efficient aircraft, it will continue to be for years to come.

LOCKHEED MARTIN

Mission success

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