{"id":961109,"date":"2026-05-15T08:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/961109\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:02:17","slug":"australia-new-zealand-usa-in-c-130j-support-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/961109\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia, New Zealand, USA in C-130J support pact"},"content":{"rendered":"

The C-130J is operated by all three nations, creating scope for cross-servicing of the aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The air forces of Australia, New Zealand, and the USA have entered a pact to enhance cooperation concerning the Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transport, a type all three operate.<\/p>\n

The agreement sets the stage for further cooperation around the platform in areas such as interchangeability, cross-servicing, and logistics support, says the US Air Force (USAF).<\/p>\n

The pact builds on a 2019 agreement between the USAF and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that covered cross-maintenance on the Boeing C-17 strategic transport, which both air forces operate, and the C-130J.<\/p>\n

Following that agreement, \u201cnotable successes\u201d included USAF maintainers repairing a RAAF C-17 in Alaska and RAAF maintainers repairing US aircraft in Australia.<\/p>\n

Cirium, an aviation analytics company, indicates that the USAF is the world\u2019s largest operator of C-130Js, with 304 examples in service.<\/p>\n

The RAAF operates 12 examples, but these will be replaced by 20 new C-130Js<\/a><\/strong>. The Royal New Zealand Air Force is a relative newcomer to the C-130J. It operates five examples delivered in late 2024<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to work seamlessly with our closest allies and partners and signing this [letter of understanding] further enhances our operational effectiveness and contributes to collective deterrence through readiness and integration across our platforms,\u201d says Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, chief of the RAAF.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement boosts our C-130J cross-servicing interoperability and logistics support for all three of our nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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