Bundestag OKs Funding for Six C-130J Hercules

BERLIN --- Germany’s armed forces will spend almost 970 million euros ($1.14 billion) buying six C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, which in contrast to the A400M from Airbus can land on smaller, more rocky landing strips, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday.

The budget committee of the Bundestag lower house of parliament gave the green light for the procurement of the machines from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the source told Reuters.

The package includes the procurement of spare parts, maintenance of the aircraft in the first three years and the initial training of technical and aviation personnel. (end of excerpt)

(EDITOR’S NOTE: According to a Congressional notification issued in May, the U.S. government approved the sale of three C-130J-30s and three KC-130Js to Germany.)

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