I'm stationed at the training center, so we hear a lot of fleet gossip, but take it with a grain of salt.
On the HU25 side of things, we are massively overpopulated at all of the units and for the next year at max production to keep making more. My two cents, this is going to slow down in the coming years because there are simply going to be too many pilots and not enough aircraft. The buildup is intentional as the HC144 comes on line but there is scuttlebutt about new aircraft acquisitions occurring a little slower than originally predicted.
I'm not sure how the HC130 side of the house is looking.
That's just info from another dumb pilot, so I wouldn't make lifetime decisions based on it alone! If this is something you really want, go for it.
