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MC-130H: here is the Hercules dedicated to special operations

Washington, USA - Pentagon ordered ten aircraft of this type by 2011 to face the international terrorism

Also the C-130 Hercules military airlifter will have to play a major role in fighting international terrorism, and Pentagon has recently awarded Boeing with the sign of a contract being worth about USD 134m to adapt ten aircraft of this type to the new operational exigencies. Interventions on the vehicles, which will be all delivered to US Air Force between 2008 and 2011, gain a contribution by L3...

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Rome, Italy, 04/05/2005 17:36
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