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Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jun 2023, 22:56

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RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

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Posted By A4scooter

If the A400 is so brilliant why have the French &...

If the A400 is so brilliant why have the French & Germans ordered Hercules?
Apart from Belgium & now the UK every A400 operates a smaller type (C130/C295/C235) to supplement the larger aircraft.
It...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2023, 10:59

Replies: 455

RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

Views: 142,043

Posted By A4scooter

According to the BBC the RAF dispatched both a...

According to the BBC the RAF dispatched both a Atlas & a C130, but what has happened between the decision to keep the C130 until 2035, the decision to order additional Atlas to replace the Hercules...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2023, 06:55

Replies: 455

RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

Views: 142,043

Posted By A4scooter

I doubt they will change their decision as this...

I doubt they will change their decision as this is obviously a financial, not an operational decision.
Whether it’s the withdraw from Afghanistan, the war in the Ukraine or the current need to...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Feb 2022, 20:10

Replies: 455

RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

Views: 142,043

Posted By A4scooter

Apparently the RAF will get additional A400s...

Apparently the RAF will get additional A400s which implies 22 x A400 aren’t enough after the Hercules are withdrawn.
The Ukraine situation should be a wake up call for our politicians & although a...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Mar 2021, 13:54

Replies: 455

RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

Views: 142,043

Posted By A4scooter

Reading an article on the Dutch Air Force...

Reading an article on the Dutch Air Force Hercules replacement, they have already rejected the A400 as its "less operationally agile", which I presume means its too big for many of the tasks.
Other...

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