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India to seek details on U.S. military aircraft

WASHINGTON: India has asked the United States for information on buying what would be its first U.S. military aircraft, six C-130J `Super Hercules' cargo planes, sources said on Friday.

Indian officials sent a letter to the U.S. Government, seeking details on a possible purchase on Thursday, they said.

The four-engine turboprop C-130, built by Lockheed Martin Corp., is the U.S. Air Force's workhorse cargo and personnel transport aircraft.

The C-130J, used by the U.S. Air Force in Iraq, is capable of short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways. The price per aircraft may top $70 million. — Reuters

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