Americki sumari dobijaju 7 C-130 sa sisteom za gasenje hemikalijama.
Citat:The 15,000l (4,000gal) system that can jettison 6,000l (1,600gal) of retardant per second was chosen over other types like the modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS), which is already used by Air National Guard and Reserve C-130s in support of the wildfire mission.
Citat:Under a congressionally mandated plane swap deal, the Forest Service is receiving second-hand Coast Guard aircraft in exchange for the USAF transferring 14 of 21 Alenia C-27J Spartan airlifters, which it retired upon delivery in 2013, to the homeland security service.
A congressional directive in the fiscal year 2014 national defence authorisation act called on the Air Force to modify the former Coast Guard aircraft on behalf of the Forest Service, which has a minuscule aviation budget compared to the military. The C-27Js would then augment the Coast Guard’s Airbus Defence & Space CN235-based HC-144 Ocean Sentry in the medium-range surveillance role.
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