The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has confirmed the application from Saudi for 25 C-130j Hercules airlifters has been submit...
"Saudi Arabia needs these aircraft to sustain its aging fleet, which faces increasing obsolescence," the DSCA said in a notification to Congress handed over last week.
Saudi seeks 20 C-130j transpots and 5 KC-130j aerial refueling tanker aircrafts.
Saudi already operates the ‘H’ model C-130s and tankers which have been with the Royal Saudi AirForce for almost 40 years.
The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the venerable Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems.
The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 50 years of service, the family has participated in military, civilian, and humanitarian aid operations.
KC-130 is the basic designation for the extended-range tanker version of the Hercules when modified for aerial refuelling.
