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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

L-3 set to deliver New Zealand's first delayed C-130H

C-130H HerculesNew Zealand’s Lockheed Martin C-130H upgrade programme is years behind schedule, but the country’s defence minister is confident that the first upgraded aircraft will be ready in the coming weeks.

The first modernised transport will to come to New Zealand in July or August, with the second to follow shortly after that, says defence minister Wayne Mapp.

The most recent delays to the programme were caused by software integration issues, says Mapp, who adds: “This was a lot more challenging than anyone anticipated.”

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