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France Receives First C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 19th, 2018

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France received its first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Jan. 15, with three more to be delivered through 2019 as part of a foreign military sale with the U.S. government.Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] C-130J-30 combat delivery airlifter was delivered to the Orléans-Bricy Air Base in France for its Armée de l'Air's 62st Transport Wing.Under the FMS, France will eventually receive another C-130J-30 air and two KC-130J aerial refuelers."As a long-time Hercules operator, France has continuously demonstrated to the world the unmatched…

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