Before its acquisition, the Defence Forces had to charter private planes or rely on co-operation from other country’s air forces to rotate troops., but for smaller missions it is intended to use the nine-seater PC-12, “especially given the current nature of the private airline industry”, a spokesman said.
It is the second time the PC-12 aircraft has been used to rotate troops. It was also deployed in May to transport a small number of Irish soldiers fromSenior Defence Forces officers have recently raised concerns over Ireland’s lack of a dedicated strategic airlift capability to move troops in and out of peacekeeping and observer missions.
The issue was highlighted at the height of the pandemic when the Defence Forces faced difficulties in rotating troops from Lebanon and the Democratic Republic ofThe Defence Forces intends to receive three more PC-12 aircraft in the near future. It is understood the acquisition of a bigger aircraft for transporting larger troop numbers is also being considered.
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