Funny old thing - MOD get quote, contractor finds more work required,MOD can't afford work,fleet cut during highest tempo of ops since Coporate!!!
Only half to be re-winged, the airframes in question are Mk3A's I believe - so fewer war-goers to go around the dets - which means the remaining airframes run out of fatigue life earlier.
The C130K fleet is dead - can we afford to have two K sqns at Lye? It would make sense to me that only the new 'special' sqn needs to operate the remaining C130K Mk1s and Mk3As until the C130J can take over this role.
Close the K OCU and disband LXX sqn. 47 Sqn operates C130Ks until 2012 - personnel there can just accept they will be on the same type for 5 years.
Or - we could just bite the bullet and completely re-wing all 10 C130K war-goers and keep the capability for another 20 years!!!