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Re(4): 20 NEW C130s .... IP: 27.253.115.232 Posted on 26/7/2023 at 09:29:26 AM by Col Coyne
The 20 new C-130J-30s will start replacing the current airframes from 2027. As they become ready for DLM they will be returned to Lockheed and replaced with a new airframe with the total of 20 not due until about 2034.
Those later aircraft will see the Australian Air Force celebrated 100 years of C-130 operations in 2058. We'll all be pushing up daisies by then. Replies: