Talk:Southern African Union/@comment-14850713-20170409092559

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Given its more limited resources, the SAUAF has decided not to procure the transport versions of the Paladin and Durandal fighters from AFOH for its vertical heavy-lift/air assault requirement, and instead adopt a more conventional solution.

The VT70H Condor is a quad tilt-rotor design with a capacity to transport and deploy either 9 463L pallets, 150 fully-armed troops, 220 seated passengers, a Manguste IFV, or 2 Partisan LTVs. The Condor's more configurable cargo bay gives the SAUAF a lot of flexibility in responding to mission requirements, despite giving up the Paladins warp capability and the Durandals speed. It will be used by all 3 services, with the Navy considering ASW and C3I versions and the Air Force exploring a tanker version.