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  • Israel Orders ‘Special’ C-130J-30s

    05/03/2010 1:32:14 AM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 5 replies · 710+ views
    Military Industry Daily ^ | 5/02/2010 | Military Industry Daily
    Israeli C-130 (click to view full) In July 2008, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Israel’s request to buy up to 9 stretched C-130J-30 aircraft, which will replace some of the aging C-130 aircraft that Israel made famous in its 1976 commando raid at Entebbe, Uganda . Appropriately, the new aircraft will also contain a number of features associated with the new HC/MC-130J Special Forces aircraft bought by India and the USA. It has taken some time, but Israel has finally become the 13th C-130J customer nation. The order is a bit smaller than expected, however...