The Thirties Head to Ed.Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. has delivered the first three C-130J-30s to the US Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , California, to begin testing to certify the aircraft's airdrop air·drop n. A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from aircraft. tr. & intr.v. air·dropped, air·drop·ping, air·drops To drop or be dropped from an aircraft. Noun 1. mission capability -- deploying paratroops and supplies from either the side doors or rear loading ramp from a range of altitudes (the aircraft's navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. was designed to allow the aircrew to drop with pinpoint accuracy). The aircraft is based on the C-130J model, but features a `stretched' fuselage that is 457.2 cm longer than the standard, and the J-30 can carry 128 combat troops instead of 92, and 92 paratroops instead of the usual 64 carried by the standard C-130J. It can also handle eight 463L pallets (vice six), 97 medical litters (from 74) and 24 container delivery system bundles, eight more than the standard 16. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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