Two C-130J aircraft arrive :

Two C-130J aircraft arrive :

Context :

• The Air Force Station at Panagarh in Bardhaman district of West Bengal has got its first set of the U.S.-made C-130J Super Hercules multi-skilled transport aircraft.

Details about the aircraft :

• The first batch of six C-130Js envisaged the second squadron of aircrafts. This is the fruition of an old plan.
• Two of these aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin have arrived.
• The station named after Marshal of Air Force Arjan Singh is anticipating the arrival of four more within a month.
• The six medium-lift capability C-130Js will complete the first squadron of such aircraft in eastern India.
• The giant aircrafts are described as one of the finest transport aircraft carrying potential to perform many duties simultaneously.
• The fuel-efficient aircraft can carry up to 40 tonnes; can move faster; and provide between crew comfort.
• The C-130Js will be used by the Special Forces and a division of the Mountain Strike Corps, recently raised by the Army.
• The Corps has two divisions, instead of the usual three, with a strength of 80,000 personnel.
• One of the divisions will be stationed at the Panagarh station once it is fully raised.
• The first squadron of C-130Js was stationed at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad and performed its first landing exercise in 2013 at the Daulat Beg Oldi military base in Ladakh, adjacent to the Chinese border.
• The C-130Js can land on unpaved surfaces, paradrop special forces, and move faster fast with equipment and goods.
• It can return quickly to the base to dispatch the next team.
• Its movement and maneuverability is perhaps the reason the U.S.