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The last flight of the Austrian Hercules 8T-CA
November 21, 2025
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Asif Shamim) -
On Thursday morning, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and Chiefs from the armed forces announced at a press conference the decommissioning of the first of three C-130K Hercules of the Austrian Armed Forces. The aircraft with the registration #8T-CA completed its last flight just a short time later.
![Austrian AF C-130K C.1 #8T-CA is parked in the static line-up for RIAT 2018 on July 12 2018. [Photo by Peter Fothergill]](https://www.c-130.net/g3/var/resizes/c-130-photos/European%20C-130%20Photos/Austrian-C-130-Photos/8T-CA%20YS.jpg?m=1595234194)
The Hercules took off from the Vogler air base in Hörsching and touched down shortly afterwards in Wiener Neustadt, where the engines and propellers are now being removed and the radio equipment and on-board instruments dismantled. The fuselage will then remain on site and serve as a realistic training backdrop for the fighter command in future.
The two remaining remaining airframes will remain in operation for the time being. Plans for a second C-130K will be decommissioned at the end of 2027, while the third is currently undergoing a regular maintenance and is to remain available until 2030.
The first of a total of four new C-390Ms from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer will arrive in Austria in early 2028, with construction of the aircraft beginning in early 2025.
Austrian AF C-130K C.1 #8T-CA is parked in the static line-up for RIAT 2018 on July 12 2018. [Photo by Peter Fothergill]
The two remaining remaining airframes will remain in operation for the time being. Plans for a second C-130K will be decommissioned at the end of 2027, while the third is currently undergoing a regular maintenance and is to remain available until 2030.
The first of a total of four new C-390Ms from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer will arrive in Austria in early 2028, with construction of the aircraft beginning in early 2025.
Courtesy of Militär Aktuell
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![Austrian AF C-130K C.1 #8T-CA is parked on the tarmac with its ramp opened up to take some cargo in. [Photo by Invader]](https://www.c-130.net/g3/var/thumbs/c-130-photos/European%20C-130%20Photos/Austrian-C-130-Photos/8T-CA.jpg?m=1392377090)
Austrian AF C-130K C.1 #8T-CA is parked on the tarmac with its ramp opened up to take some cargo in. [Photo by Invader]