I note on Wiki r/e the Herc in RAAF service:
During April 1982, a C-130H was fitted with
aerial firefighting equipment acquired from the
United States Forest Service for trials purposes; several Hercules later used this equipment to fight bushfires.
Purely a question; can RAAF C-130Js be fitted with the MAFFS kit, or is there some sort of incompatibility?
If so - why is this not an option - C-130 fleet too busy with other ops?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modula...ighting_System
EDIT : Hmm - a shame - from another website: The Aero Union company, after going through bankruptcy, now consists of one person who is dealing with the remaining financial issues until the doors are closed for the last time. If any new MAFFS units are manufactured, it would likely be done by another company.
https://fireaviation.com/2013/05/11/...y-air-tankers/
There's quite an interesting short report on the RAAF C-130 MAFFS trial in Victoria in 1982 here:
https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/__data/as...n-Victoria.pdf