US Coast Guard receives 18th HC‑130J and plans further deliveries
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The US Coast Guard officially received its 18th HC‑130J aircraft on 11 September 2026 at Sacramento, and the 19th HC‑130J is under construction with delivery expected in spring 2027.
Six additional HC‑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 bring the HC‑130J fleet to 25 units; the new Hercules operate from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Kodiak, Alaska and Barber Point, Hawaii, and the first HC‑130J for Sacramento was delivered after conversion work at L3Harris in Texas, while the US Customs and Border Protection P‑3 AEW performed its final flight on 30 September 2026.