New Zealand military buys 5 Lockheed Hercules planes for $1B

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s military said Friday it will buy five Super Hercules transport planes from Lockheed Martin for $1 billion. The planes will replace the military’s existing fleet of Hercules, all of which are more than 50 years old and have been involved in a series of embarrassing breakdowns over recent […]