Britain’s Retired Hercules Head to Türkiye in December
The purchase will help replace grounded older C-130s and restore airlift capacity as 6 pilots, 6 technicians and 29 maintainers train abroad.
- On Thursday, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced that the first two of 12 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft purchased from the United Kingdom will arrive in December following maintenance in Britain.
- Turkey's air force grounded its older C-130B and C-130E Hercules aircraft following a November 2025 accident near the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan, leaving it dependent on its Airbus A400M fleet for heavy airlift.
- The stretched C-130J-30 models provide increased cargo capacity, with the government deal worth more than $727 million to the British defense sector and supporting about 1,400 skilled jobs at Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge.
- Six pilots and six technicians are training in the United States, while 29 maintenance personnel are training in the United Kingdom, as Turkey plans to manage routine maintenance locally once training concludes.
- The ministry provided no schedule for the remaining 10 aircraft, while the United Kingdom has previously sold surplus Royal Air Force C-130Js to Bangladesh and Bahrain as it transitions to the Airbus A400M.
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Training of Turkish personnel for the operation and maintenance of C-130J aircraft is ongoing.
Britain’s retired Hercules head to Türkiye in December
Türkiye will receive the first two of 12 C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft it is buying from the UK in December, once maintenance on them is finished in Britain, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Oct. 1, with the rest of the former Royal Air Force aircraft to follow in stages. The ministry also said […]
The Ministry of Defence of Turkey has announced that in the next month of December will be delivered from the United Kingdom the first specimens of aircraft from tactical transport C-130J-30 withdrawn from the service from the Royal Air Force (RAF). The agreement between the Governments of Ankara and London previews the transfer to Turkey of twelve Super Hercules, the version with elongated fuselage of the C-130J....
The Ministry of National Defence (MSB) announced that it will procure 12 C-130J military transport aircraft from the United Kingdom. The first two of these aircraft, currently undergoing maintenance in the UK, are scheduled to arrive in Türkiye in December, with the remaining aircraft to be delivered gradually.
The first two of the 12 C-130J military transport aircraft that Turkey is procuring from the United Kingdom will be delivered to Turkey in December 2026. The delivery schedule for the 12 C-130J military transport aircraft that Turkey is procuring from the United Kingdom has been finalized. According to the latest information from the Ministry of National Defence (MSB), the first two of the aircraft, which are currently undergoing maintenance and…
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