US Coast Guard adds 18th HC‑130J and plans six more C‑130J‑30 deliveries
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The US Coast Guard officially received its 18th HC‑130J aircraft on 11 September 2026 at its Sacramento base after conversion by L3Harris in Texas.
Six additional C‑130J‑30 aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2028 and 2030, using $735 million of the $1.4 billion allocated for fiscal year 2025, which will raise the HC‑130J fleet to 25 units; the 19th HC‑130J is under construction and expected in Sacramento in spring 2027, and the new Hercules aircraft will operate from bases in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Kodiak, Alaska and Barber Point, Hawaii.