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A congressional plan aims to replace special operations aircraft destroyed in Iran without supplemental funding, potentially diverting funds from the OA-1K Skyraider II program. The plan would use existing Pentagon budget allocations. The destroyed aircraft were MC-130s, used in a rescue operation for a downed F-15E aviator.
The replacement of destroyed MC-130s is crucial for maintaining special operations capabilities, and the plan's use of existing funds highlights the complexities of defense budget allocations. This decision may impact the development or procurement of other special ops planes, like the OA-1K Skyraider II.
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