Lockheed Martin has begun final assembly of the first C-130J Hercules 2 transport. The aircraft, the first of 25 stretched C-130J-30s for the Royal Air Force, is one of an initial batch of five production Hercules 2s which will be used for flight testing. Three of the initial batch are earmarked for the RAF and two - standard C-130Js - for the US Air Force. Deliveries are to begin in 1996.
Source: Flight International