RoKAF retrofits four C-130s for covert ops in North Korea...

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RoKAF retrofits four C-130s for covert ops in North Korea...

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...but these versions will have be sourced and converted from existing South Korean stocks...

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00464.html
Seoul to Rig Up Special Planes to Infiltrate N.Korea

The South Korean military plans to fit out aircraft that will allow special forces to infiltrate North Korea's nuclear and missile bases at night or in bad weather.

Currently South Korea depends on the U.S. military for support of such aircraft.

"We need to improve our special forces' capabilities to infiltrate North Korean military facilities in preparation for asymmetric threats from the North like nuclear or missile attacks or for a sudden change there," a military source said Monday.

"So we decided to retrofit four of the Air Force's C-130 transport planes into aircraft similar to MC-130s," the U.S.' special operations aircraft.

That involves installing equipment like multifunction radar, infrared front perimeter surveillance radar and satellite communications equipment.

The Air Force has 12 C-130s and relies on the U.S. military for support with MC-130s or MH-47 or MH-60 helicopters.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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