Originally Posted by
Buster Hyman
Perhaps it's not so much the 'ageing' part & more about doubling the fleet size. Doubling the current fleet would mean (possibly) the costs involved for the upgrade & twice as many 20-odd year old airframes. Biting the bullet & renewing the fleet might be a wise move as upgraded Hercs would be worth more you'd assume. (Don't mind me. Idle thoughts from the sideline)
Never realised how old the RAAF C-130's are, the other rumors swirling around is that RNZAF teams that are currently in Europe to maintain their C-130 deployed there are climbing all over RAF C-130's for sale.