With the release of the Defense White Paper today, in relation to our airlift capability, we will be acquiring 2more C-130J Hercules along with an extra 10 light tactical fixed wing aircraft whcih will be replacing the Caribou.
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These new aircraft will complement the current air transport fleet of four C-17 and 12 C-130J aircraft. The older C-130H aircraft will be retired. The Government will ensure that these new light tactical fixed-wing aircraft will have significantly greater range, speed and payload than the retiring Caribou transports.
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If the H models are going to be retired, how many hercs will that leave us with? And over what time period would we expect to see them retired?
The paper also states that the KC-30 is meant to be entering service in 2010 which will also increase our ability to transport troops.