Originally Posted by
tartare
J makes sense.
Familiar platform - C-17 too big, A400M and Embraer are unknowns.
The whole spending program is quite far sighted - more sat time and drones further out.
C-17 aren't an option because they have ceased production
The options they were looking at was C-130J, embrarer (boeing brazil) 390 and Kawasaki C-2, they went straight to no contest aquisition of 130J.
I still think the made the decision because they want/expect to take australia's old 130J's
I remember many moons ago that I wrote a paper saying that the C130 was not up to using the new landrovers as they had to be dismantled to get them past the wheel wells. It was not only the landrovers but other kit also did not fit without being taken apart. I am sure that the NZ helos will not fit either.
I kinda find that hard to believe, been the back a few times and dont remember seeing 'wheel archs' consider you can put aslavs (non turreted and deflated tires as hight is an issue), humvees and hawki's cant see how a land rover would not fit