Recapitalization; C-130 on track, P-3 uncertain

摘要

The Chief of the Navy Reserve said the recapitalization of its ailing C-130T and KC-130T Hercules transport fleet in on track for recapitalization by 2023, but recapitalization of its reserve patrol squadrons is uncertain. Testifying on April 17, 2018, before the Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee, Vice Admiral Luke McCollum said the command's fleet of C-130T and KC-130T airlift aircraft was on track for replacement by new KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft beginning in FY2023 with a three-aircraft procurement.