I hope any engineering issues with the C-130K that were originally postponed, or deemed not necessary, because it was shortly due to be retired are to be re-examined thoroughly.
Yes indeed. Lets hope they stop burning what little money left we have on the C-130K. The smoke and mirrors over the longevity & productivity of the venerable K would make for several episodes of Yes, Minister. We can barely scrape together 2 or 3 of the things (incl the odd one deployed somewhere) and they do little more than absorb engineering effort that would be better directed elsewhere. If the A400M is there solely to replace the K then may I suggest we buy 1 of them, man it with approximately 30 odd crews and then park it in a corner of an airfield, unused.
