Support Equipment

Minotaur Mission System Suite

Also known as

Minotaur Mission System
Minotaur

The Minotaur Mission System Suite is a U.S. Navy-originated, Coast Guard-integrated mission system for fixed-wing surveillance aircraft. Its open-architecture, government-owned design fuses sensors, radar, command-and-control tools, ADS-B, and Rescue 21 integration so crews can process and transmit surveillance data in flight.

Minotaur Mission System Suite, Mission system suite, Support Equipment

Image source: Minotaur Mission System image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: U.S. NavyNaval Air Systems Command
Type: Mission system suite

surveillance command and control isr

Specifications

Architecture: Open-architecture; government-owned and government-operated
Core functions: Sensor fusion, radar, command and control, surveillance, reconnaissance, and airborne data relay
Coast Guard features: Real-time tracking, Rescue 21 integration, ADS-B, and tactical screen replay
Aircraft integrations: HC-130J, HC-144, and C-27J Coast Guard fixed-wing surveillance aircraft

Carrier Aircraft

The Coast Guard installs Minotaur missionization on fixed-wing surveillance aircraft to add sensor fusion, tracking, and communications tools.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

HC-130J Coast Guard, Long-range surveillance, search and rescue, and maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

HC-130J Coast Guard

Long-range surveillance aircraft

The Coast Guard's HC-130J program page says the aircraft is outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite, and the Minotaur program page describes it as part of the fixed-wing surveillance fleet.

Sources: HC-130J Long Range Surveillance Aircraft, Minotaur Mission System

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: The Coast Guard began integrating Minotaur into HC-130J and HC-144 aircraft in 2013, and the first missionized HC-130J was delivered in June 2017.
Used by: United States Coast Guard

Media

Minotaur Mission System Suite Images

Minotaur Mission System Suite, Mission system suite, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: HC-130J Minotaur image

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Sources

Minotaur Mission SystemPublisher: U.S. Coast Guard | Note: Supports Minotaur's Coast Guard background, open-architecture mission-system context, and Navy-origin development notes. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Minotaur Mission System Fact SheetPublisher: U.S. Coast Guard | Note: Supports Minotaur characteristics, Coast Guard fixed-wing integration, and the surveillance and communications features used by the service. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 HC-130J Long Range Surveillance AircraftPublisher: U.S. Coast Guard | Note: Supports the HC-130J carrier-aircraft fit for the Minotaur Mission System Suite. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Minotaur Mission System imagePublisher: U.S. Coast Guard | Note: Supports image provenance for the Minotaur mission-system workstation image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 HC-130J Minotaur imagePublisher: U.S. Coast Guard | Note: Supports image provenance for the HC-130J image showing Minotaur missionization. | Accessed: 2026-06-27