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Department of Homeland Security·U.S. Coast Guard

to L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.

defenseactive
ACTION DATE2026-04-01·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_70Z02322C93110001_7008_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

MISSIONIZATION CONVERTS BASELINE C-130J AIRCRAFT INTO THE USCG HC-130J CONFIGURATION WITH THE MSS+ PACKAGE. THIS EFFORT REQUIRES THE MODIFICATION OF TWO (2) BASELINE C-130J AIRCRAFT WITH MSS+ AND BU 8.1 AND FOUR (4) AIRCRAFT WITH MSS+.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Modify six C-130J aircraft into Coast Guard HC-130J configuration with advanced mission systems for search and rescue operations.

Sub-sectors
military-aircraft-modificationcoast-guard-operationssearch-and-rescue
Why this matters

Upgrades critical Coast Guard maritime patrol and rescue capability with modern sensor packages (MSS+) and baseline 8.1 systems.

Supply-chain signal

L3Harris as prime contractor will source avionics, sensors, and integration work from defense supply base; signals sustained demand for military aircraft modification services.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. Coast Guard operational readiness in maritime domain; relevant to Indo-Pacific operations and coastal security against peer competitors.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002338.

Period of performance
Start
2022-07-13
End
2026-12-31
Status
activein 228 days
Sources

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