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| A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster |
by Isaac Davison
Two new Boeing C-17 aircraft will set back the New Zealand Defence Force at least $600 million, the Government has been advised.
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster is being considered as a replacement for the aging fleet of Hercules C-130s, some of which are nearly 50 years old.
Members of the Foreign Affairs and Defence select committee took one of the Australian Defence Force's C-17s for a test run in February.
In a report released last week, the committee said that the cost of two of the C-17s would be "a minimum of $600 million, with an operating cost of $20,000 per hour".
It said the C-17s would be a "desirable acquisition" and noted that there were only eight to 10 of the aircraft left for sale.
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