Iraq to receive final three C-130J Super Hercules

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) is set to receive its final three Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters.

C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft number 5721 was the first of these aircraft to be ferried from Lockheed Martin’s production facility here on April 23, 2013. All three C-130Js were ferried to U.S. Air Force bases prior to delivery to the IQAF.

The IQAF, a legacy C-130 operator, received its first C-130J in December 2012 and will have a total of six C-130Js in its new Hercules fleet. The IQAF uses the airlifters for intra-theater support for its troops and to provide humanitarian relief operations in various locations.


Source: Asian Military Review News - 29 April 2013

Photo: The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft (Photo by Lockheed-Martin)


(29.04.2013)