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State Department Approves $6.35 Billion C-130J Deal With Australia, $535 Million GMLRS Sale To Finland

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State Department Approves $6.35 Billion C-130J Deal With Australia, $535 Million GMLRS Sale To Finland
A new C-130J Super Hercules takes off from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. on May 27 last year. The historic aircraft delivery to Little Rock AFB, Ark. served as the final C-130J for the 19th Airlift Wing and Air Mobility Command (Lockheed Martin Photo)

The State Department has approved a potential $6.35 billion deal with Australia for 24 C-130J-30 transport aircraft and a $535 million sale of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) munitions to Finland. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Wednesday of both foreign military sales (FMS). Australia’s Department of Defence announced on Wednesday it planned to replace its existing fleet of 12 C-130Js with the newest version of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built aircraft.  Along with the new C-130J-30…

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