Lockheed Martin lansează primul KC-130J pentru Germania

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.

Escadrila de transport aerian C-130 de la Baza Aeriană Évreux-Fauville din nordul Franței va avea un schimb nerestricționat de aeronave, echipaje aeriene și întreținător, precum și suport tehnic și logistic bazat pe un grup comun de piese de schimb și un contract comun de asistență pentru servicii. . „Zece avioane, două națiuni, o asociație – nu a existat niciodată așa ceva în Europa”, a spus anterior Bundeswehr.