Hawker Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty

by Arthur Eggers

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Hawker Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty

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Arthur Eggers

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Digital Art - Color Print

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The MC-12W is a medium-to low-altitude, twin-engine turboprop aircraft. The primary mission is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, support directly to ground forces. The MC-12W is a joint forces air component commander asset in support of the joint force commander. The aircrafrt provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or direct support to ground forces. The MC-12W is not just an aircraft, but a complete collection, processing, analysis and dissemination system. The aircraft are military versions of the Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air 350 and Super King 350ER. A fully operational system consists of a modified aircraft with sensors, a ground exploitation cell, line-of-sight and satellite communications datalinks, along with a robust voice communications suite. The aircraft is equipped with an electro-optical infrared sensor and other sensors as the mission requires. The EO/IR sensor also includes a laser illuminator and designator in a single sensor package. These aircraft and their missions are Tier 1 asset. They are far less common than other sensor platforms like the MQ-1 and MQ-9 which have weapons employment capabilities. MC-12s are often used as a direct support asset for T1 ground elements because of their ability to quickly correlate real time video feeds and signal information to the operating force. A crash occurred April 27, 2013 at approximately 1:30PM local time in Zabul province, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Four crew members perished in the wreackage: Capt Brandon L. Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, VA, assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Scott AFB, IL, Capt Reid K. Nishizuka, 30, of Kailua, HI, assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, CA, SSgt Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, CA, assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, CA, and SSgt Daniel N. Fannin, 30, of Morehead, KY, was assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK. The MC-12 was deployed from Beale AFB, CA.

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