The C-12C was given upgraded engines and the Army and Air Force's C-12D models introduced a cargo foot among other subtle changes. The Army also used the RC-12D as a SIGnals INTelligence (SIGINT) platform. The UC-12D was based on the King Air A200CT production model.
The C-12E was an upgraded C-12A for Air Force usage and the C-12F a transport variant. The Navy operated the UC-12F (King Air B200C) and the Army the RC-12G tactical intelligence model. The RC-12H became a U.S. Army SIGINT platform.
Other variants in the line have included the UC-12M with its upgraded cockpit/avionics, the RC-12M of the USN with its glass cockpit arrangement and the C-12T, an upgrade to the existing C-12F models for the U.S. Army. The C-12F was a USN model with surface-search radar fitted. The RU-12J became another special mission model (U.S. Army) and the C-12V an upgraded C-12R. The MC-12W Liberty was used by the USAF for the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) role. UC-12W was a USN model based in the King Air 350.
RC-12 "Guardrail" is a specially-modified, special-mission Huron used in the dedicated SIGINT role by the United States Army.
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