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Post by Antonio on Aug 1, 2024 15:57:35 GMT 12
I do not believe they are even going to sell the old ones. They are up for scrap soon, apart form the one that will go to Wigram. Hmmm, A fuselage would make a great holiday home  |
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Post by fiftythree on Aug 1, 2024 16:40:27 GMT 12
I do not believe they are even going to sell the old ones. They are up for scrap soon, apart form the one that will go to Wigram. What's your source on that subject? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2024 16:41:45 GMT 12
People in the RNZAF.
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Post by fiftythree on Aug 1, 2024 17:02:04 GMT 12
Jane's Defence published an article on 13 March this year saying they were going up for tender. I can't see the whole article though as I don't have a login.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2024 17:57:23 GMT 12
The feeling among friends in the RNZAF was nobody will buy them as active aircraft, and they're only worth scrap value and parting out. They are of course orphans with the unique and this unattractive avionics suite the RNZAF put into them too.
They will likely be cut up with the Orions, I have heard.
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Post by machina on Aug 1, 2024 21:23:06 GMT 12
Would be a real shame to see them cut up. Why is only one airframe kept, not enough museums to put them in?
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Post by tfly on Aug 2, 2024 2:13:40 GMT 12
Isn’t it time we got serious about defence? Lots of talk and multiple reports and documents are prepared by both parties and apart from P8 and C130J (which I attribute to the efforts of Ron Mark pushing hard to get these over the line) nothing concrete ever seems to happen. Plenty of blah blah blah and then further cuts! I realise NZ is a small nation but we must be seen to be doing our bit. Maybe an incorrect view but that is how I see it.
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Post by ErrolC on Aug 2, 2024 10:37:02 GMT 12
Would be a real shame to see them cut up. Why is only one airframe kept, not enough museums to put them in? The 'in' part is the major problem. The RAAF Museum parking things outside at Point Cook isn't too bad conservation-wise, locations in NZ are worse. |
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Post by chrisr on Aug 2, 2024 13:18:53 GMT 12
The RAAF museum recently disposed of a C-130A due to corrosion issues from sitting outside at Point Cook. Point Cook is coastal, I can't imagine that it's that great for long term storage.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2024 8:45:02 GMT 12
 Representatives from Lockheed Martin, the New Zealand Embassy to the United States, the New Zealand Ministry of Defence, the New Zealand Defence Force and the RNZAF gathered at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site in Marietta, Georgia, on August 8, 2024, to celebrate the delivery of #NZ7011 the RNZAF's first of five C-130J-30. [Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen]
Super Hercules fleet grows with delivery of First C-130J to New Zealand
August 9, 2024 (by Stephanie Stinn) - A new era of tactical airlift capability for New Zealand has officially begun with Lockheed Martin delivering the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, on August 8th. The Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) C-130Hs have served as essential first-response resources for New Zealand and the Indo-Pacific region for almost six decades. Crews from 40 Squadron located at RNZAF Base Auckland, Whenuapai, will operate the new C-130Js, representing one of the most advanced configurations of the Super Hercules ever produced. "From supporting humanitarian and disaster relief operations to partnering with allies in military operations, New Zealand's C-130s are truly a global force for good," said Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's Air Mobility & Maritime Missions line of business. "The RNZAF's new C-130J fleet will continue to support these critical missions while offering New Zealand increased allied alignment, greater reach, enhanced capabilities and proven performance for some of the most demanding tactical airlift operational requirements." New Zealand officials announced the intent to modernize its fleet of five C-130Hs with five C-130J-30 variants in 2020 via a Foreign Military Sale with the U.S. Air Force. A joint project team with personnel from New Zealand's Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force have worked alongside the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin to manage the aircraft delivery and training programs. Always evolving, continually innovating and ready for what's next, the Super Hercules leads the charge by setting standards and shaping the future of tactical airlift missions, offering many advantages found in no other medium-sized tactical airlifter in production or operation today. Courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corporation www.c-130.net/c-130-news-article728.html |
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Post by ErrolC on Aug 10, 2024 11:11:53 GMT 12
The first P-8A arrived here around a week after handover, so keep an eye out.
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Post by machina on Aug 11, 2024 10:59:45 GMT 12
Anyway to be alerted to when it’s on the way?
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Post by machina on Aug 14, 2024 17:12:48 GMT 12
Bumping this. Would really love to be able to watch it come in (assume it’s being delivered to Whenuapai?).
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Post by baz62 on Aug 19, 2024 8:20:41 GMT 12
I saw a photo on FB of one of our new C130J Hercs apparently at Wellington Airport. I didn't realize one had arrived yet??
EDIT:turns out it was a RAAF one.
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Post by ErrolC on Aug 19, 2024 9:32:39 GMT 12
I saw a photo on FB of one of our new C130J Hercs apparently at Wellington Airport. I didn't realize one had arrived yet?? EDIT:turns out it was a RAAF one. I don't think any of the Aussie ones have the EO turret under the nose. Not sure if their Satcom hump (when fitted) is the same as ours. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 22, 2024 11:48:04 GMT 12
I just saw on Facebook posted three hours ago that RNZAF Super Hercules NZ7014 was airborne, and on flight radar as LAC5990.
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Post by ErrolC on Aug 22, 2024 12:30:53 GMT 12
I just saw on Facebook posted three hours ago that RNZAF Super Hercules NZ7014 was airborne, and on flight radar as LAC5990. Doesn't look like any of the others have flown in the last week. |
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Post by machina on Aug 22, 2024 13:21:58 GMT 12
I just saw on Facebook posted three hours ago that RNZAF Super Hercules NZ7014 was airborne, and on flight radar as LAC5990. Airborne to come here, or a local flight? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 22, 2024 13:24:25 GMT 12
Local I expect.
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Post by chasper on Aug 22, 2024 15:37:15 GMT 12
I understand that 7011 has left Georgia for NZ departing at about 10.30 am our time today. It doesn't appear anywhere at the moment so I assume that it may be overnighting in Hawaii.
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