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C-130 Fact Sheets

25 Aug 2011 |

The Air Force had approximately 700 C-130Es and C-130Hs of different configurations that continued to various tasks, most notably, theater long- range, day-or-night airland or airdrop missions. The Air Force had begun buying the modernized C-130J with the intent of replacing the older E and H variants. Lockheed invested $1 billion to develop the new plane, but Pentagon budget priorities resulted in fewer US government orders than expected. As of mid-2001 the Air Force had ordered 37 of an originally planned buy of 168 planes. Lockheed subsequently secured sales of the C-130J to the Marines, the Coast Guard and numerous foreign countries.
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