Sweden To Accelerate Airlifter Buy After Budget Increase

Tony Osborne September 20, 2023
Swedish C-130H

Sweden is now ready to replace its aging C-130Hs.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet. Buried in budget bill documents published on Sept. 19, Stockholm disclosed that its C-130Hs—some of the oldest C-130s operating in Europe—are struggling...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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