록히드마틴, 독일용 첫 KC-130J 출시

The first KC-130J Hercules tanker-transport aircraft for Germany was rolled out of Lockheed Martin's Marietta production facility in Georgia on 26 January. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker-transport aircraft for Germany was rolled out of the company's Marietta production facility in Georgia on 26 January.

The Luftwaffe has to date received two ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters that it operates with the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace: AAE) as part of the joint C-130 air-transport squadron.

With the Luftwaffe contributing three KC-130J and three C-130J-30 aircraft, the AAE is providing two KC-130Js and two C-130J-30s for a combined fleet of five KC-130Js and five C-130J-30s. France has received all of its aircraft, while Germany's deliveries are due to be complete by the end of 2024.

프랑스 북부 Évreux-Fauville 공군기지의 C-130 항공 수송 비행대는 항공기, 승무원 및 정비사를 무제한으로 교환할 뿐만 아니라 공통 예비 부품 풀과 공통 서비스 지원 계약을 기반으로 기술 및 물류 지원을 제공합니다. . 연방군은 이전에 "XNUMX대의 항공기, XNUMX개의 국가, XNUMX개의 협회 - 유럽에서 이와 같은 것은 없었습니다."라고 이전에 말했습니다.