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United States Air Force | United States Air Force '''MC-130P COMBAT SHADOW''' aircraft, as part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have a primary mission of air refueling for special operation forces helicopters. Its secondary mission includes the airdrop of leaflets. AFSOC is the air component of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). | ||
14 of the 23 Combat Shadows can receive air refueling | 14 of the 23 Combat Shadows can receive air refueling as well as provide it to helicopters; the ability of a tanker to itself be refueled allows extremely long range missions to be conducted. | ||
As does are MC-130 COMBAT TALON | As does are MC-130 COMBAT TALON and MC-130 COMBAT SPEAR, it is a modified transport aircraft that can, by airdrop or landing, support special operations personnel on the ground, usually at night. Its missions are intended to be clandestine, and can be conducted by one aircraft or groups of aircraft. | ||
==Avionics== | ==Avionics== | ||
Piloting aids include APQ-170|AN/APQ-170 | Piloting aids include APQ-170|AN/APQ-170 multi-mode radar, forward-looking infrared and night vision goggle-compatible heads-up displays. It has inertial guidance|intertial and GPS navigation, | ||
Threat detection comes from the AAR-57|AN/AAR-57 | Threat detection comes from the AAR-57|AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning system. The infrared countermeasures was not limited to flares, but directed energy from the AN/ALQ-157 system.<ref name=ALQ-157>{{citation | ||
| author = BaE Systems | | author = BaE Systems | ||
| url =http://www.aiaa.org/tc/sur/Pages/ALQ-157M.pdf | | url =http://www.aiaa.org/tc/sur/Pages/ALQ-157M.pdf | ||
| title =AN/ALQ-157(M) infrared countermeasures system.}}</ref> The aircraft has an ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispenser that connects directly to infrared and radar warning receivers, release expendable and towed/retrivable decoys, as well as helping the pilot with situational awareness of the threat. | | title =AN/ALQ-157(M) infrared countermeasures system.}}</ref> The aircraft has an ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispenser that connects directly to infrared and radar warning receivers, release expendable and towed/retrivable decoys, as well as helping the pilot with situational awareness of the threat. | ||
The aircraft have low-probability-of- | The aircraft have low-probability-of-interceptsatellite and data-burst communications | ||
==General characteristics== | ==General characteristics== | ||
*Builder: Lockheed | *Builder: Lockheed |
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United States Air Force MC-130P COMBAT SHADOW aircraft, as part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have a primary mission of air refueling for special operation forces helicopters. Its secondary mission includes the airdrop of leaflets. AFSOC is the air component of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). 14 of the 23 Combat Shadows can receive air refueling as well as provide it to helicopters; the ability of a tanker to itself be refueled allows extremely long range missions to be conducted. As does are MC-130 COMBAT TALON and MC-130 COMBAT SPEAR, it is a modified transport aircraft that can, by airdrop or landing, support special operations personnel on the ground, usually at night. Its missions are intended to be clandestine, and can be conducted by one aircraft or groups of aircraft. AvionicsPiloting aids include APQ-170|AN/APQ-170 multi-mode radar, forward-looking infrared and night vision goggle-compatible heads-up displays. It has inertial guidance|intertial and GPS navigation, Threat detection comes from the AAR-57|AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning system. The infrared countermeasures was not limited to flares, but directed energy from the AN/ALQ-157 system.[1] The aircraft has an ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispenser that connects directly to infrared and radar warning receivers, release expendable and towed/retrivable decoys, as well as helping the pilot with situational awareness of the threat. The aircraft have low-probability-of-interceptsatellite and data-burst communications General characteristics
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- ↑ BaE Systems, AN/ALQ-157(M) infrared countermeasures system.