As hurricanes become more severe and dangerous, Lockheed Martin in Marietta will play a role in improving research for forecasts by building more advanced “hurricane hunter” aircraft.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tapped Lockheed Martin to build C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will be specially-equipped as hurricane hunters to fly straight into storms with specialized instruments to gather data.
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