Lockheed Martin to add terrain following radar on MC-130J

H/T to Milaerospace. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $93.7 million contract modification on Apr. 8 to add a terrain following radar on the MC-130J.

MC-130 Hercules - RAF Mildenhall (24524184673)
By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (MC-130 Hercules – RAF Mildenhall) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The radar model is likely the Silent Knight from Raytheon. Having such a radar will allow the pilots to fly as low as 100 feet above the ground.