Lockheed Martin has delivered its first C-130J tactical transport to the Tunisian air force, with the transfer having taken place on 4 April.
Stretched-fuselage aircraft Z21121 is the first new-generation Hercules to have been delivered to an African nation, and will be followed by a second example for Tunisia during 2014.
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Lockheed Martin Tunisia's first C-130J, pictured at Lockheed's Marietta production site January 2013 |
Flightglobal's Ascend Online Fleets database records the Tunisian air force as already operating an aged fleet of seven C-130Bs, introduced between 1959 and 1961, and one H-model Hercules, which entered use in 1985.
Tunisia signed a production contract with Lockheed for its new aircraft in February 2010. The company is also to deliver an initial three-year package of training and logistics support services under the deal.
Source: Flight International
