Demand For Light Tactical Transport Aircraft Booming | 对轻型战术运输机的需求蓬勃发展

轻型战术运输机可能不是军用飞机市场中最引人注目的部分，但这一部分细分市场目前正在进行机队大规模现代化。随着传统机队被逐步淘汰，多国空军都在寻求维持这类机队以提供充分的运输能力。

Light tactical transport aircraft may not represent the most high-profile segment within the military aircraft market, but it is a segment where a wave of modernization is currently underway. As legacy fleets are phased out, many air forces around the world are seeking to sustain the niche capability these platforms provide.

当前这部分市场蓬勃发展的主要原因，是由于大量冷战时期运输机的退役，尤其是20世纪60年代初就首飞的安-24 系列飞机。目前，这些轻型运输机中有 414 架仍在世界各地运营，占全球所有现役轻型战术运输机的 42%。

The buoyant state of the current market is driven largely by the withdrawal of large numbers of Cold War era aircraft—especially the Antonov An-24 family, which first entered service in the early 1960s. At present 414 of these aircraft are still in operation around the world, representing 42% of all light tactical transport aircraft in service globally.