Australia Confirms Purchase Of 20 Lockheed C-130Js

The first new C-130J-30s will replace Hercules stationed at RAAF Base Richmond.

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SINGAPORE—The Australian Defense Department has confirmed that it will be acquiring 20 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules under an A$9.8 billion ($6.6 billion) deal to meet “air transport needs of the future.” This provides greater clarity of the requirement after Canberra downselected the C-130J in...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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