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View all search resultsIndonesian Air Force receives first C-130J Super Hercules
United States defense giant Lockheed Martin handed over one C-130J-30 Super Hercules heavy transport aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, the United States, on Tuesday.
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Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo received the service' first C-130-J-30 Super Hercules heavy transport aircraft in Marietta, Georgia, the United States on Tuesday. (Lockheed Martin/Thinh D. Nguyen)
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nited States defense giant Lockheed Martin handed over one C-130J-30 Super Hercules heavy transport aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, the US, on Tuesday.
The Indonesian Air Force will receive a total of five Super Hercules tactical airlifters, Lockheed said in a press release on Tuesday.
"Indonesian Air Force crews have long trusted the C-130 to support the most challenging of missions facing Indonesia and other nations in the Pacific," Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of Air Mobility & Maritime Missions programs at Lockheed Martin was quoted as saying in the press release.
"This new era of Super Hercules operations supports Indonesia in achieving mission success with a highly tailored airlift fleet that ensures [Indonesian Air Force] crews can support any task – anywhere, anytime – with more power, strength and capability for decades to come."
Lockheed said the C-130J-30s offered increased cargo capacity, speed, range, power, performance and lower operating costs over its legacy C-130s to support the Indonesian Air Force's wide range of mission requirements for decades to come.
These new C-130J-30s expand the Indonesian Air Force’s ability to partner on missions and training opportunities with allies and regional forces that also operate Super Hercules, the company added.
The C-130J Super Hercules is currently serving 26 operators in 22 countries. To date, more than 520 C-130Js have been delivered and the aircraft has the ability to support 18 different mission requirements.
