Overview

• The AFLCMC special notice covers 147 APG-83 SABR units for 64 MC-130Js, 39 HC-130Js, and 30 AC-130Js, plus spares.
• The upgrade replaces the legacy AN/APN-241 mechanically scanned radar with a multifunction AESA sensor.
• APG-83 brings high-resolution SAR imaging, GMTI tracking, faster scanning, and improved resistance to jamming to SOCOM’s Hercules variants.
• The radar is already fielded on F-16s but has not previously been integrated on a C-130 airframe.
• Installation will require new antenna assemblies, receiver/exciter processors, and cabin kits, with known integration limits and no published fielding schedule.