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Taxpayers associations against the C-130J in the USA

Washington, USA - Criticism against the operational shortages of the aircraft but Defence Secretary Rumsfeld fears cancellation can prove excessively expensive

After the first doubts on the real capabilities of the last version of the C-130 Hercules (the C-130J) recently expressed by Pentagon (see for details AVIONEWS), also tha taxpayers organizations are moaning against the military programme. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld took delivery of taxpayers associations’ letters recently as they are asking for the cancellation of the programme itself when c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 115160
Rome, Italy, 02/25/2005 17:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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