C-27J Spartan News Archive

C-27J Spartan JCA #1 Successfully Completes First Flight in Italy
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | aleniana.com

Washington - June 17, 2008 - Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group, announced today that the first C-27J Spartan for the U.S. Army's Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) successfully completed its maiden flight at the Alenia facility in Turin, Italy.

Alenia delivers the first C-27J to the Bulgarian Air Force
Posted on: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 | alenia-aeronautica.it

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, today delivered the first C-27J tactical transport aircraft to the Bulgarian Air Force. This is the first of five C-27Js ordered in 2006 by the Balkan country.

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.

Alenia Delivers Third C-27J Spartan to Italian Air Force
Posted on: Thu Jul 26th, 2007 | alenia-aeronautica.it

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered the third C-27J tactical transport aircraft to the Italian Air Force. The ItAF have ordered 12 of the twin-engine aircraft, seven of which will be in service by the year end.

C-27J Spartan Wins Joint Cargo Aircraft Program Contract
Posted on: Thu Jun 14th, 2007 | c-27j.com

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Greenville, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed price contract June 13, 2007, estimated at $2.04 billion for procurement of up to 78 Joint Cargo Aircraft (C-27J Spartan).