On 30 August 2021, the French Defence Minister, Florence Parly, and the German Defence Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, signed an agreement to officially create a joint Franco-German tactical airlift squadron based at Évreux, with plans to fully establish the new unit within three years.  A joint press release stated that French and German pilots will train in mixed teams “without distinction of nationality.”  The squadron will consist of 10 Lockheed-Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft - six from Germany and four from France.  It will reach initial operating capability when the first German C-130J aircraft arrives at Évreux, around February 2022, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) said. Until then, airmen from the two countries will train on the four French Super Hercules aircraft currently on base.  Full operational capability is expected around 2024. The German C-130Js will be ready to take on missions soon after they are delivered to the French air base between 2022 and 2024, according to the French Defence Ministry.  In addition, as part of the agreement, Lockheed Martin was contracted to build and equip a new C-130J training centre at Évreux.