New USMC USN KC-130J Harvest Hawk Plus EMC E3 Patch NAS Patuxent River NAVAIR

Description: This 3” patch was made by our Integrated EMC Test Team along with VX-20, PMA-207 and NSWCDD at the Naval Electromagnetic Radiation Facility aboard NAS Patuxent River, MD. This patch was made for all phases of testing-please see my other auctions for those patches-limited quantities. These patches were made by our Test Team will never be made again! From the internet: The Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) Integrated Warfighting Capability (IWC) Weapons team celebrated a successful five-week developmental and integrated test (DT/IT) live fire event utilizing a newly configured KC-130J with the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) Plus (HH+) installed. The HH+ flawlessly completed multiple sorties, demonstrating successful strikes on both fixed and moving targets. “The successful employment of this capability during live fire closed out the developmental and integrated test and positioned us to move into the follow-on test and evaluation phase of the program. The KJ IWC team did an outstanding job with our industry partners to correct hardware and software deficiencies with such dramatic results. The HH+ weapons kit will provide a significant combat multiplier to the Marine Air Ground Task Force,” said CAPT Steve Nassau, PMA-207 Program Manager. The live fire test, conducted at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California also included four dedicated tactical integration flights to support operational test objective in conjunction with the weapons tactics instructor (WTI) course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. “These flights proved to be some of the most fruitful flights of the entire detachment,” said Major Nate Houle, test pilot/project officer for Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-20). “The repeated ability of multiple fleet operators to rapidly learn and employ the system in an operationally relevant tactical scenario within a short time span became a staple of each flight. To a Marine, each operator left the flight impressed with the system and eager for fleet deployment.” Houle goes on to recommended that any opportunities to integrate DT/IT with WTI courses in the future should be capitalized on. “The success of the live fire event was directly attributed to the selfless dedication and hard work of the KJ IWC IPT, Fleet Marines, VX-20 test personnel, China Lake Range personnel, industry partners and MAWTS-1 Marines. This is a testament to inter-agency cooperation and team work that needs to be nutured for future efforts as a recipe for success,” said Brian Katafiaz, PMA-207 KC-130J Integrated Warfighting Capability IPT Lead. The HH+ mission is to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with extended endurance multi-sensor imagery, reconnaissance and on-call close air support capabilities. The HH+ is an upgrade to the original Harvest HAWK roll-on, roll-off precision strike package weapons system. Not to rest on their successes, the KJ IWC team is developing an engineering change proposal (ECP) to improve the Hellfire weapons capacity and allow for future capability expansion. This ECP will ensure the KJ platform is sensor shooter, electronic warfare and digitally interoperable capable, and in line with the Deputy Commandant for Aviation’s goal. The Tactical Airlift program office is responsible for research, development and acquisition of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps C/KC-130 aircraft as well as the light, medium and executive lift transport aircraft including the C-40, C-38, C-37, UC-35, C-26, C-20, C/UC-12 and C/DC-9. Public Affairs Officer Contact: 301-757-1719 https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/kc-130j-completes-successful-harvest-hawk-plus-testing/fri-11162018-1557 Shipping is cheapest possible USPS 1st Class with tracking for buyer AND seller protection Will combine shipping for multiple orders-free local pick-up near zip MD 20670 Shipped with USPS First Class Package with tracking.

Price: 6.55 USD

Location: Great Mills, Maryland

End Time: 2024-10-15T20:33:16.000Z

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