C-295/CN235 Joint Cargo Aircraft News Archive

Poland acquires 2 C-295 aircraft, increases its fleet up to 12 units
Posted on: Wed Oct 31st, 2007 | eads.net

The Polish government has ordered today another two (2) EADS CASA C-295 military transport aircraft for the Polish Air Force. These two (2) units increase the number of eight (8) aircraft purchased in 2001 and two (2) additional ones in 2006 up to twelve (12). This contract with the Polish Air Force...

Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns
Posted on: Wed Oct 10th, 2007 | Aviation Week

The U.S. Army picked the C-27J for the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program, despite its higher cost, because of concerns about the C-295's ability to meet certain performance requirements, according to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) decision rejecting Raytheon's bid protest.

Team JCA Files Protest with GAO on Joint Cargo Aircraft Selection
Posted on: Thu Jun 28th, 2007 | Raytheon

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The Team JCA partnership led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and EADS CASA North America is contesting the Joint Cargo Aircraft selection process in a protest filed June 22 with the Government Accountability Office.

Air Force Mulls New 'Low Visibility' Planes
Posted on: Sat Oct 21st, 2006 | military.com

Air Force Special Operations Command officials are eying a new fleet of small airlifters that could ferry small groups into nations where an obvious U.S. military presence might breed political problems for the host government, a senior AFSOC official says.

Raytheon Teams with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center for JCA
Posted on: Sat Oct 14th, 2006 | Raytheon

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a strategic partnership agreement with the Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia to work together on a logistics approach to the Joint Cargo Aircraft program.