KY ANG NEW PLANE 6- C-130H.PNG

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Air National Guard is soaring to new heights with some new airplanes.

The guard base in Louisville will get eight new C-130J Super Hercules planes over the next 11 months. 

They have more efficient engines and a longer fuselage so they can carry more cargo. 

The planes will replace eight aging H-model aircrafts that were built in 1992.

A ceremony on Saturday in Louisville will welcome two of the transport planes. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Andy Beshear will be in attendance.

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