Report: C-146 preferred over C-145, PC-12

AF Special Operations Command Receiving More Wolfhound Transports

/ February 12, 2015 at 3:31 PM
The C-146A Wolfhound has become the transport aircraft of choice for special operations forces conducting clandestine military operations around the globe and Air Force Special Operations Command needs five more to satisfy operational demand, SOCOM chief Gen. Joseph Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee in a Dec. 8 report. The command has determined that other turboprop aircraft like the C-145 Skytruck and Pilatus C-12 lack the speed, range and payload of the Wolfhound and multimission C-130s "have limited access...

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