The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.

The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.

The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.

The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.

The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.

The first of six new Hercules for Germany made its maiden flight in the United States on 8 November. (Lockheed Martin)

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany made its maiden flight on 8 November, the Bundeswehr announced.

Aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) departed the company's Marietta production facility in the US state of Georgia for its inaugural test flight, ahead of delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron in early 2022.

The Luftwaffe is contributing three ‘stretched' C-130J-30 airlifters and three ‘short' KC-130J tanker-transports to the joint unit it has set up with the French Air and Space Force at Air Base 123 at Orléans-Bricy, pending its move to Évreux. With France contributing two C-130J-30s and two KC-130Js, this C-130 air transport squadron will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract.