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Qantas Defence Services is a defence service company that was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of
Qantas . In August 2013, QDS was sold to
Northrop Grumman for
A$ 80 million.
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The subsidiary had been providing maintenance for
Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as work on the
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transports and also maintained both
Prime Ministerial
Boeing Business Jets .
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Qantas is providing increasing support for the RAAF:
Partnered with
Airbus for the supply of
Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport to replace the RAAF's
Boeing 707s in the
aerial refueling and strategic transport roles
Lease to RAAF of 2
Boeing Business Jets , including maintenance
Support of RAAF
Boeing Wedgetail aircraft
Repair, Overhaul and Engineering Support of the T-56 Turboprop Engine (powering the RAAF Fleet of C-130H and P-3C Aircraft)
Repair and Overhaul of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk 871-05 Turbofan Engine (powering the RAAF Fleet of BAE Hawks)
Deeper Level maintenance support of the RAAF's fleet of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft
Maintenance and Engineering support of the RAAF's fleet of P&W R2000-7M2 engines installed on
Caribou transport aircraft.
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