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Biggest-yet C-130J Sale Proposed to Saudi Arabia

The sale of 25 Lockheed Martin C-130Js and KC-130Js to Saudi Arabia's the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) would be the largest FMS in the history of the C-130J program, according to Lockheed Martin.

The Royal Saudi Air Force operates 51 older Lockheed Martin C-130s and seeks 25 new C-130J and KC-130Js. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

November 16, 2012

The Pentagon notified the U.S. Congress on November 9 of a proposed foreign military sale (FMS) of 25 Lockheed Martin C-130Js and KC-130Js to Saudi Arabia, a transaction valued at $6.7 billion. The sale to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) would be the largest FMS in the history of the C-130J program, according to Lockheed Martin.

Saudi Arabia has requested 20 C-130J-30 stretched versions of the four-engine turboprop airlifter, five KC-130J aerial refueling tankers, 100 installed and 20 spare Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 engines and 25 Link 16 data communications terminals, known as multifunctional information distribution systems (MIDS).

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