The Sultanate of Oman signed a contract for two additional C-130J Super Hercules transports on 16 August 2010. Oman ordered its first C-130J in July 2009. That aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2012. The two additional aircraft will be delivered in late 2013 and early 2014. The first Omani Super Hercules will be a longer configuration aircraft (112 feet, 9 inch long fuselage), while the additional C-130Js will be shorter configuration aircraft (97 feet, 9 inch fuselage). The Royal Air Force of Oman currently operates a fleet of three C-130Hs purchased in the early 1980s.
