Lawmakers protect C-130 fleet, push for new propellers in annual legislation

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Lawmakers protect C-130 fleet, push for new propellers in annual legislation
By Rachel Cohen
Mon Aug 2 2021 6:39 PM
 

House lawmakers are looking to bar the Air Force from ditching any of its nearly 300 C-130 Hercules airlift planes as part of fiscal 2022 defense policy bill released July 27.

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, which handles transport aircraft issues, aims to mandate a minimum of 287 C-130s in the Air Force inventory next year — the same number as are now in the combined C-130H and C-130J fleets.

The Air Force wants to retire 13 older C-130Hs in favor of bringing in five new C-130Js, for a net change of eight fewer C-130 airframes. The C-130H inventory would dip from 141 to 128 planes, while the C-130J inventory would grow from 146 to 151 planes. H-models are largely flown by the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/08/02/lawmakers-protect-c-130-fleet-push-for-new-propellers-in-annual-legislation/

[rangerrebew]

AND a personally autographed copy on Critical Race Theory by Gen. Milley and the Joint Chiefs.

[sneakypete]

The C-130 in all it's various forms may be the greatest and most versitile cargo and troop carrying aircraft in the history of the world.

If it ain't broke,don't try to fix it.