Turkey to acquire 12 ex‑RAF C‑130J transports in staged delivery
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- Turkey signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to purchase twelve C‑130J aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force, with the Turkish Ministry of National Defense confirming the deal on 1 October.
- The aircraft will be delivered in stages, the first two expected to arrive in December, and the sale was facilitated by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Equipment and Support, which resold the planes; the UK government later reported that the transaction exceeded £550 million.
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