A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.

A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.

A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.

A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.

A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.

A ceremony to mark the earlier official handover of the first Hercules to the Luftwaffe was held at the Marietta production facility in the US on 1 February. (Bundeswehr)

A ceremony to mark the handover of the first Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J Hercules aircraft for Germany was held at the Marietta production plant in the United States on 1 February.

Announced by the Bundeswehr, the event was held few weeks after the formal handover of the first of six KC/C-130Js to the Luftwaffe took place at the same location on 23 December 2021.

News of the milestone followed the first flight of aircraft 55 + 01 (tail number 5930) on 8 November 2021. With this first aircraft now received, delivery to the newly established Franco-German transport squadron is expected to follow shortly.