Alr 8000 - (almost) the last chance to see...

摘要

The previous Avalon show farewelled the Caribou; the next likely farewell will be the veteran C-130H Hercules. This year's event could throw some further light on the Caribou replacement, to be acquired under Project Air 8000 Phase 2. The final shape of the RAAF's Air Lift Group (ALG) is starting to emerge as Project Air 8000 gathers momentum. Defence announced last year that its 12 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft would retire, to be replaced by two additional C-130Js under Phase 1 of the project. These would be supplemented by a new fleet of around 10 Battlefield Airlifters to be acquired under Phase 2 as a somewhat delayed replacement for the veteran DHC-4 Caribou.