Indonesian Air Force Adds Third C-130J Plane

Defensemirror.com Bureau
09:33 AM, August 11, 2023
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IDAF's third C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with tail number A-1343 @Indonesia MOD

The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) received the third of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

The handover ceremony took place at the Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta on August 9.

Indonesia has operated C-130s since the 1960s, using its Hercules fleet for critical national and regional missions such as delivering humanitarian aid and disaster relief, as well as providing military and peacekeeping support around the Pacific Rim.

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