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Originally posted by herkman
Today the Canadian government announced the purchase of the following airplanes.
Four C17 Globemaster 111's
and
!7 C130J Hercules
Now that should put some muscle back inro airlift
Regards
Col
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That's great news Herkman. Maybe we won't have to rely on U.S. airlift to get our grunts and gear to where we're going! I saw my first C17 in Israel in '99 and was impressed by it's capability: payload of 85 tons and a cargo bay 18' wide so we'll be able to airlift our MBT's (we still have tanks, don't we?). The C17 only needs a 3000' runway and can operate from austere airfields (read dirt) so should see a lot of Afghanistan!
CHIMO!