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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J" title="Alenia C-27J – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Alenia C-27J" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-27J_Spartan" title="C-27J Spartan – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J" title="Alenia C-27J – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Alenia C-27J" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" 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French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%EB%A0%88%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84_C-27J_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%8C%EB%A5%B4%ED%83%84" title="알레니아 C-27J 스파르탄 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="알레니아 C-27J 스파르탄" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-27J_%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3" title="C-27J スパルタン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="C-27J スパルタン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Alenia C-27J Spartan" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Alenia C-27J 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For the earlier C-27A Spartan, see <a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">Aeritalia G.222</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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title="Alenia Aermacchi">Alenia Aermacchi</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_S.p.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Leonardo S.p.A.">Leonardo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">In service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a><div> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> <br />See <i><a href="#Operators">operators</a></i> below for others </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">117 as of 2022<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufactured</th><td class="infobox-data">1999<sup id="cite_ref-DD19990929_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DD19990929-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">October 2006 (Italy)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">24 September 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">Aeritalia G.222</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Alenia C-27J Spartan</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">military transport aircraft</a> developed and manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_S.p.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Leonardo S.p.A.">Leonardo</a>'s Aircraft Division (formerly <a href="/wiki/Alenia_Aermacchi" title="Alenia Aermacchi">Alenia Aermacchi</a> until 2016).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is an advanced derivative of the former <a href="/wiki/Alenia_Aeronautica" title="Alenia Aeronautica">Alenia Aeronautica</a>'s earlier <a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">G.222</a> (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules</a>. In addition to the standard transport configuration, specialized variants of the C-27J have been developed for maritime patrol, search and rescue, C3 ISR (command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), fire support/<a href="/wiki/Ground-attack_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Ground-attack aircraft">ground-attack</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">electronic warfare</a> missions. </p><p>In 2007, the C-27J was selected as the <i>Joint Cargo Aircraft</i> (JCA) for the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> military; these were produced in an international teaming arrangement under which <a href="/wiki/L-3_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="L-3 Communications">L-3 Communications</a> served as the prime contractor. In 2012, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (USAF) elected to retire the C-27J after only a short service life due to budget cuts; they were later reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">United States Special Operations Command</a>. The C-27J has also been ordered by the military air units of <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1995, Alenia and <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a> began discussions to improve Alenia's <a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">G.222</a> using <a href="/wiki/C-130J_Super_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130J Super Hercules">C-130J's</a> <a href="/wiki/Glass_cockpit" title="Glass cockpit">glass cockpit</a> and a more powerful version of the G.222's <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_T64" title="General Electric T64">T64G</a> engine and three-blade propellers. In 1996, a program began on an improved G.222, named C-27J; it used a U.S. military type designation based on the G.222's C-27A designation. In 1997, Alenia and Lockheed Martin formed Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) to develop the C-27J. The design changed to use the C-130J Super Hercules's <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_AE_2100" title="Rolls-Royce AE 2100">Rolls-Royce AE 2100</a> engine and six-blade propeller.<sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_Military3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley_Military3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other changes include a fully digital MIL-STD-1553 systems and avionics architecture, and an updated cargo compartment for increased commonality.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The C-27J has a 35% increase in range and a 15% faster cruise speed than the G.222.<sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_Military3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley_Military3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_(13938033560).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg/220px-MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg/330px-MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg/440px-MINISTRO_CATERIANO_SOSTUVO_REUNIONES_CON_AUTORIDADES_DE_DEFENSA_DE_ITALIA_%2813938033560%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1999" /></a><figcaption>A C-27J Spartan on the assembly line in Italy</figcaption></figure> <p>The C-27J first flew on 24 September 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-DD19990929_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DD19990929-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Two months later, the Italian air force was reported as the launch customer of the C-27J, ordering 12 Spartans. At the time, the C-27J had a basic price of US$24 million.<sup id="cite_ref-FI19991117_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FI19991117-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After over 400 hours of <a href="/wiki/Flight_tests" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight tests">flight tests</a> spanning less than 13 months, the aircraft was granted civil certification by the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Civil_Aviation_Authority" title="Italian Civil Aviation Authority">Italian Civil Aviation Authority</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Air_Show" title="Paris Air Show">Paris Air Show</a> in June 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-DDI20010629_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DDI20010629-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Military certification followed on 20 December 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-AWST20011221_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWST20011221-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2005, the U.S. Army had identified the need to replace its aging <a href="/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa" title="Short C-23 Sherpa">Short C-23 Sherpa</a> lifter. The Army does not operate many fixed wing aircraft (see also <a href="/wiki/Key_West_Agreement" title="Key West Agreement">Key West Agreement</a>), but they lost a C-23B in 2001 in which 21 died.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This was the worst peacetime aviation disaster of the U.S. National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In lieu of adequate fixed-wing airlift availability, the CH-47 helicopter fleet was being worked hard on the "last tactical mile" to supply forward-placed troops; thus the U.S. Army sought the C-27J for its direct support capabilities, and to reduce demands on the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-47</a> fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-C-27J_battle_splits2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-27J_battle_splits2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2006, LMATTS was dissolved when Lockheed Martin offered the C-130J in 2006 as a contender in the same U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) competition in which the C-27J was competing.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alenia Aeronautica then paired with <a href="/wiki/L-3_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="L-3 Communications">L-3 Communications</a>, forming the Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS) joint venture to market the C-27J;<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Boeing also joined GMAS.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>GMAS bid the C-27J in the JCA competition against Raytheon and EADS North America's <a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">C-295</a> to replace existing Short C-23 Sherpa, <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_C-12_Huron" title="Beechcraft C-12 Huron">Beechcraft C-12 Huron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-26_Metroliner" title="Fairchild C-26 Metroliner">Fairchild C-26 Metroliners</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a>, and as a substitute tactical airlifter for <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> groups or wings losing C-130s to retirement or <a href="/wiki/Base_Realignment_and_Closure" title="Base Realignment and Closure">Base Realignment and Closures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AF_Times_JCA3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AF_Times_JCA3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By November 2006, the C-27J completed the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">U.S. Department of Defense</a>'s Early User Survey evaluations, having flown a total of 26 hours and surpassed all requirements. GMAS also announced that the C-27J will be assembled at a facility at <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Cecil Field">Cecil Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duval_County,_Florida" title="Duval County, Florida">Duval County, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The JCA's final selection was expected in March 2007, however it was postponed until 13 June 2007, when the Pentagon announced the award of a US$2.04 billion contract for 78 C-27Js, including training and support, to GMAS.<sup id="cite_ref-AF_Times_JCA3_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AF_Times_JCA3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JCA_award3_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JCA_award3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg/220px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg/330px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg/440px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2740" data-file-height="1824" /></a><figcaption>RAAF C-27J Spartan cockpit view</figcaption></figure> <p>On 22 June 2007, Raytheon formally protested the JCA contract award for the C-27J.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 27 September 2007, the GAO announced that it had denied Raytheon's protest, thereby allowing the Pentagon to proceed with procurement;<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> at this time, the U.S. Army had requirement for up to 75 aircraft in the Army National Guard; the Air Force had a requirement for up to 70 aircraft in the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">Air Force Special Operations Command</a> and the Air National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-AF_Times_JCA3_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AF_Times_JCA3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first C-27J was planned to be delivered to the joint U.S. Army–Air Force test and training program in June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first flight of a U.S. C-27J occurred on 17 June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, orders stand at Australia (10), Bulgaria (3), Chad (2), Greece (8), Italy (12), Kenya (3), Lithuania (3), Mexico (4), Morocco (4), Peru (4), Romania (7), Slovakia (2), Zambia (2), United States (21), and an undisclosed country (2).<sup id="cite_ref-Romanian_Order2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romanian_Order2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bulgaria_reduced3_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bulgaria_reduced3-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Senators_Back_More2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senators_Back_More2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:02_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, Leonardo launched the C-27J Next Generation programme with new equipment, systems and aerodynamic solutions to improve operating efficiency and enhance performance. The New Generation features comprehensive new avionics to comply with the Performance Based Navigation international standard to operate in civil air space without limitations and to enhance interoperability in tactical scenarios, while new winglets contribute to improved climb performance and increase the MTOW by up to 1,000&#160;kg.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States received its first C-27J on 25 September 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September 2008, L-3 Link's C-27J schoolhouse officially began classes at the Georgia Army National Guard Flight Facility, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. By April 2009, the U.S. Army had accepted deliveries of 2 aircraft and had 11 more on order.<sup id="cite_ref-army_orders3_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army_orders3-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May 2009, the U.S. Army and Army National Guard relinquished all aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, primarily the <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a>; this led to the purchase being reduced to 38 C-27Js and the USAF receiving total control of all US C-27Js.<sup id="cite_ref-Senators_Back_More2_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senators_Back_More2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2009_update3_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009_update3-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Initially, the C-27J was to be operated by the Air National Guard for direct support of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>; later, both Army National Guard and Air National Guard flight crews support the aircraft's fielding. By July 2010, the U.S. Air National Guard had received four C-27Js for testing and training, with initial operational capability expected in October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-tlatc3_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tlatc3-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg/220px-164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg/330px-164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg/440px-164th_Airlift_Squadron_-_Alenia-Lockheed_Martin_C-27J_Spartan_08-27015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A USAF C-27J of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Air_National_Guard" title="Ohio Air National Guard">Ohio Air National Guard</a>'s 164th Airlift Squadron in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Air Force performed the C-27J's first combat deployment in summer 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2011, two C-27Js flown by Air National Guard aircrews, augmented with <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a> personnel, began operations at <a href="/wiki/Kandahar" title="Kandahar">Kandahar</a> Air Field, Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Between August 2011 and June 2012, the C-27Js of the <a href="/wiki/179th_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="179th Airlift Wing">179th Airlift Wing</a>, followed by the 175th Wing, executed more than 3200 missions transporting over 25,000 passengers, and 1400 tons of cargo.<sup id="cite_ref-C-27J_battle_splits2_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-27J_battle_splits2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Via tactical control of the C-27Js, the U.S. Army was able to employ helicopters more efficiently, splitting missions between the two platforms based on their relative strengths.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 January 2012, the Department of Defense announced plans to retire all 38 USAF C-27Js on order because of excess intra-theater airlift capacity and budgetary pressures;<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the C-130 would perform its functions.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In February 2012, Alenia warned that it would not provide support for C-27Js resold by the U.S. to international customers in competition with future orders.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 23 March 2012, the USAF announced the C-27J's retirement in fiscal year 2013 after determining other programs' budgetary needs and requirement changes for a new Pacific strategy.<sup id="cite_ref-C-27_cut3_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-27_cut3-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The cut was opposed by the Air National Guard and by various legislators.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2012, the USAF briefly suspended flight operations following a flight control system failure.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 2013, newly built C-27Js were being sent directly to the <a href="/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base" title="Davis–Monthan Air Force Base">Davis–Monthan Air Force Base</a> <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_boneyard" title="Aircraft boneyard">boneyard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The USAF spent $567 million on 21 C-27Js since 2007, with 16 delivered by the end of September 2013; 12 had been taken out of service while a further 5 were to be built by April 2014 as they were too near completion to be worth cancelling. Budget cuts motivated the divesture; a C-27J allegedly costs $308 million over its lifespan in comparison with a C-130's $213 million 25-year lifespan cost.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2012, the C-27J deployed for its first domestic mission, contributing to the <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> relief effort.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The C-27J had a <a href="/wiki/Flyaway_cost" title="Flyaway cost">flyaway cost</a> of <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>31.7M in 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an average cost of US$66.2M in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-kenyaorder_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kenyaorder-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2013, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> considered acquiring up to 14 of the 21 retired C-27Js and converting them for <a href="/wiki/Search-and-rescue" class="mw-redirect" title="Search-and-rescue">search-and-rescue</a> missions, while cancelling undelivered orders for the <a href="/wiki/HC-144_Ocean_Sentry" class="mw-redirect" title="HC-144 Ocean Sentry">HC-144 Ocean Sentry</a> to save $500–$800 million. EADS claimed that the HC-144 costs half as much as the C-27J to maintain and operate. The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Forest_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Forest Service">U.S. Forest Service</a> also wanted 7 C-27Js for aerial firefighting.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Special_Operations_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Special Operations Command">U.S. Special Operations Command</a> (SOCOM) were interested in acquiring ex-USAF C-27Js. If the DoD determined it could not afford the aircraft, they would go to the Forest Service.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In late 2013, SOCOM was allocated 7 C-27Js to replace its <a href="/wiki/CASA_212" class="mw-redirect" title="CASA 212">CASA 212</a> (C-41) training aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2013, the 14 remaining C-27Js were transferred to the Coast Guard,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with the first HC-27J delivered in Coast Guard colors in April 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG/220px-A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG/330px-A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG/440px-A2823-Italy-Spartan-CSX62219-RIAT2013.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2613" data-file-height="1470" /></a><figcaption>An Italian Air Force C-27J at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fairford" title="RAF Fairford">RAF Fairford</a>, 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>In October 2006, Italy accepted delivery of the first C-27J of an initial batch of 12 aircraft<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and in January 2007, the first aircraft was delivered to the 46<sup>a</sup> Brigata Aerea, in Pisa.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Italian Air Force C-27Js have an <a href="/wiki/Aerial_refueling" title="Aerial refueling">inflight refueling</a> system and are fitted with a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_aids_system" title="Defensive aids system">Defensive Aids Sub System</a> (DASS).<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From 12 September 2008 to 27 January 2009, a pair of Italian Air Force C-27Js were deployed to Afghanistan to contribute to NATO in-theatre airlift operations.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2013, an Italian C-27J was deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> to participate in international <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Humanitarian">humanitarian</a> relief operations in the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan" title="Typhoon Haiyan">Typhoon Haiyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Italian Air Force is also the launch customer for a special mission variant of the C-27J, named Praetorian in the configuration tailored for ItAF and equipped with ISR equipment and roll-on, roll-off mission systems consoles; Italy is the first European nation to operate such an aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force,_september_01,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg/220px-C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg/330px-C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg/440px-C-27J_073_Bulgarian_Air_Force%2C_september_01%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3690" data-file-height="1992" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgarian Air Force</a> C-27J at Batajnica Air Show 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2006, Bulgaria had initially ordered five C-27J to replace its aging fleet of <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">Antonov An-26</a> aircraft, but reduced its order to three aircraft in 2010 due to funding shortages.<sup id="cite_ref-Bulg_deliv3_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bulg_deliv3-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bulg_3rd3_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bulg_3rd3-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2011, the Bulgarian Air Force received the third and final of the C-27Js ordered; the fleet is employed for military transport missions as well as medical evacuations, special tasks of the Interior Ministry, and participating in international operations such as the rotation of Bulgarian troops in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, the Romanian government announced the selection of the C-27J, seeking 7 aircraft to be delivered from 2008 to replace <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-24" title="Antonov An-24">Antonov An-24</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">Antonov An-26</a> aircraft, beating the EADS CASA C-295.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In February 2007, a legal challenge filed by EADS blocked the Romanian order;<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the order was allowed to proceed when the Romanian court rejected EADS' complaint in June 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 7 December 2007, a contract for the seven C-27Js was officially signed.<sup id="cite_ref-Romanian_Order2_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romanian_Order2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 12 April 2010, the first two C-27s were delivered to the <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" title="Romanian Air Force">Romanian Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg/220px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg/330px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg/440px-First_RAAF_C-27J_Spartan_Arrives_at_RAAF_Base_Richmond_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="1826" /></a><figcaption>First RAAF C-27J Spartan arrives at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Richmond" title="RAAF Base Richmond">RAAF Base Richmond</a>, 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>In December 2011, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) issued a <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales" title="Foreign Military Sales">Foreign Military Sales</a> request for 10 C-27Js valued at US$950m to replace its retired <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">DHC-4 Caribou</a> fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Australia had opted for the C-27J over the rival <a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">EADS CASA C-295</a> following a RAAF evaluation, which had noted the C-27J's wider and taller cabin being compatible with the Australian Army's general purpose <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_G-Class" title="Mercedes-Benz G-Class">G-Wagen</a> vehicle,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and palletized goods.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2013, the first Australian C-27J performed its maiden flight.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2014, the RAAF began maintenance training on the type; delivery of the first two of the ten C-27Js on order was also formally accepted that month.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The last aircraft for RAAF was delivered in April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-airforce-technology.com_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-airforce-technology.com-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 6 July 2011, the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force" title="Mexican Air Force">Mexican Air Force</a> signed a $200 million contract for four C-27Js and a multiyear support agreement for the fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first aircraft was received two months later, all four were delivered by the end of 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mexico's C-27Js are based at <a href="/wiki/Santa_Luc%C3%ADa_Air_Force_Base_Num_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Lucía Air Force Base Num 1">Santa Lucía Air Force Base Num 1</a> and operated by 302 Air Squadron alongside a number of C-130 Hercules.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Peruvian_Air_Force" title="Peruvian Air Force">Peruvian Air Force</a> was negotiating to acquire four C-27Js for $200 million; future purchases by Peru may increase the total to 12 Spartans.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The C-27J competed against the EADS CASA C-295, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-70" title="Antonov An-70">Antonov An-70</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-32" title="Antonov An-32">Antonov An-32</a>, and C-130J.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 25 November 2013, Peru selected the C-27J; two aircraft and associated support was purchased in a 100 million-euro deal.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 27 March 2015, the first C-27J was formally accepted by the Peruvian Air Force; by this point a total of four C-27Js were on order for the service.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The fourth aircraft was delivered on 5 December 2017 at Grupo Aéreo N°8.<sup id="cite_ref-Defensa.com_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defensa.com-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2018, Kenya received an international loan for military aircraft and expansion including three C-27J.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2021, the Slovenian government announced that its interest in purchasing one C-27J for the <a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence" title="Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence">Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 17 November 2021, the Slovenian Ministry of Defense signed a contract for one C-27J to the Slovenian Army;<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it is to be delivered within one year and be equipped with modules for transporting casualties, cargo, and extinguishing forest fires.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Possible_sales">Possible sales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Possible sales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 21 August 2009, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> announced that it had entered price negotiations with Alenia Aeronautica for the sale of six C-27Js.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> issued a Request for Information (RFI) for 16 medium military transport aircraft; Alenia Aeronautica responded with data on the C-27J.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Indonesia was considering purchasing several C-27Js.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Alenia Aermacchi were studying the development of a C-27J maritime patrol variant. Other proposed variants of the platform include a multi-mission C-27J that could be armed with various air-launched weapons and equipped with a maritime surveillance radar; Alenia Aermacchi have promoted this model to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-multi_c27j2_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multi_c27j2-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Leonardo conducted demonstration flights around La Paz at the request of the Bolivian government, which may led to Bolivia purchasing C-27Js.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ghana_Air_Force" title="Ghana Air Force">Ghana Air Force</a> requested four C-27Js via an FMS sale, but the purchase was never completed.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Failed_bids">Failed bids</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Failed bids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, the C-27J was being considered as a sole-source C$3 billion contract by Canada as a replacement for its search and rescue air fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alenia Aermacchi bid their C-27J FWSAR/MPA, a modified C-27J for the <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">Search and rescue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime Patrol Aircraft">Maritime Patrol Aircraft</a> roles. Exclusive modifications included a mission systems pallet from <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada</a>, additional observation windows, an <a href="/wiki/Active_electronically_scanned_array" title="Active electronically scanned array">AESA</a> search radar, satellite and ATC radios, flare/markers launchers, an electro-optical/infrared turret, a new flight management system and other performance upgrades.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alenia Aermacchi bid up to 32 aircraft with lifetime maintenance from <a href="/wiki/KF_Aerospace" title="KF Aerospace">KF Aerospace</a> and in-service support from <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics Canada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The C-27J FWSAR/MPA bid competed against the <a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">Airbus C-295</a> FWSAR and the <a href="/wiki/Embraer_KC-390" class="mw-redirect" title="Embraer KC-390">Embraer KC-390</a>. In December 2016, the Canadian government selected the C-295.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the C-27J was shortlisted as a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a> (PAF) medium lift aircraft program. A joint team from the Philippines' <a href="/wiki/Department_of_National_Defense_(Philippines)" title="Department of National Defense (Philippines)">Department of National Defense</a> (DND) and PAF inspected the C-27J in January 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The DND already received approval from the Philippine president to purchase 3 units, and is awaiting congressional approval as of November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the PAF announced EADS-CASA's (now Airbus) C-295M as declared winner for the medium lift aircraft acquisition project. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AC-27J_Stinger_II">AC-27J Stinger II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: AC-27J Stinger II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AC-27J was a proposed gunship for the U.S. Air Force. In 2008, US$32 million was reallocated to buy a C-27J for the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command</a>, to fulfill requirements defined by AFSOC for the AC-XX concept, a replacement for the aging <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">Lockheed AC-130s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunship_gap2_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunship_gap2-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was to use proven systems to reduce risk.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunship_gap2_108-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunship_gap2-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> AFSOC planned for 16 gunships, the first in 2011 and two more per year up to 2015. The AC-27J was to be a multi-mission platform, equipped with full-motion cameras and outfitted to support covert infiltration and other ground operations, armed with either a 30-millimeter or 40-millimeter gun or precision-guided munitions such as the <a href="/wiki/GBU-44/B_Viper_Strike" title="GBU-44/B Viper Strike">Viper Strike</a> bomb.<sup id="cite_ref-AFSOC_gets_OK2_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFSOC_gets_OK2-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the Air Force Association's 2008 conference, it was named "Stinger II" after the <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">AC-119K Stinger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunship_gap2_108-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunship_gap2-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AFA3_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFA3-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">C-27A</a> <i>90-0170</i> was removed from storage at <a href="/wiki/309th_Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Group" title="309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group">AMARC</a> in October 2008 and delivered to <a href="/wiki/Eglin_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eglin AFB">Eglin AFB</a>, Florida, for use by the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory" title="Air Force Research Laboratory">Air Force Research Laboratory</a> to test the feasibility of mounting of 30&#160;mm and 40&#160;mm guns. In May 2009, the program was put on hold because U.S. Army funding for 40 C-27s in an Army–Air Force cooperative purchase was removed from the fiscal 2010 budget.<sup id="cite_ref-C-27s_plans_nosedive3_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-27s_plans_nosedive3-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command elected to standardize their fleet with the C-130 to meet its gunship needs.<sup id="cite_ref-C-130_Gap3_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-130_Gap3-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HC-27J">HC-27J</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: HC-27J"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The HC-27J is a modified surveillance variant for the U.S. Coast Guard. 14 USCG C-27Js are to be rebuilt as HC-27Js for maritime patrol, surveillance, medium-range search and rescue, drug and migrant interdiction, and disaster response missions. Deliveries of the C-27J to the USCG began in November 2014. First flight of a HC-27J occurred in September 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MC-27J">MC-27J</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: MC-27J"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg/220px-FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg/330px-FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg/440px-FRBR_160716_Spartan_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1867" /></a><figcaption>MC-27J CSX62127 at the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Farnborough_Airshow" class="mw-redirect" title="Farnborough Airshow">Farnborough Airshow</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg/220px-MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg/330px-MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg/440px-MC-27J-_cannone_da_30_millimetri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="558" /></a><figcaption>MC-27J 30 mm cannon</figcaption></figure> <p>The MC-27J is a variant for multi-mission purposes, including Command and Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C3-ISR), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) and Combat Support operations, using roll-off/roll-on systems for different sensors and equipment: AESA Search Radar; Elettro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) system; Electronic Support Measures (ESM); palletized Mission System; enhanced Communications System including datalink and SATCOM capabilities; Store Management System to employ Precision Guided Munitions (PGM – one hard point under each wing); palletized fire support system with a high accurate gun able to fire through the LH rear door, that<sup id="cite_ref-:0_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> can be installed and rapidly uninstalled when not required. The MC-27J can support special forces and ground troops with direct fire, performing armed ISR, Close Air Support (CAS) and Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_117-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It also has a defensive aids suite.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2012, Alenia Aermacchi stated it would offer an upgrade program to the MC-27J configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The MC-27J was developed as an Alenia Aermacchi-Orbital private venture. </p><p>The Italian Air Force converted three C-27Js into MC-27Js in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 25 March 2014, the first MC-27J, named Praetorian in the configuration tailored for Italian Air Force, performed its maiden flight.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2014, the MC-27J reportedly successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight testing with the Italian Air Force.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In October 2020, the annual Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) 2020-2022 of Italian Minister of Defence indicates realization of the MC-27J to support special operations.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EC-27_&quot;Jedi&quot;"><span id="EC-27_.22Jedi.22"></span>EC-27 "Jedi"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: EC-27 &quot;Jedi&quot;"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a> announced the development of an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">electronic warfare</a> package for its C-27 fleet under the jamming and electronic defence instrumentation (Jedi) program. One publicised ability of the aircraft is the disruption of radio communications and, in particular, remote <a href="/wiki/Detonator" title="Detonator">detonators</a> commonly used on <a href="/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" title="Improvised explosive device">improvised explosive devices</a> (IEDs).<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The EC-27 has been compared to the capabilities of the USAF's <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130H_Compass_Call" title="Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call">Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2015, it was revealed that an improved <i>Jedi 2</i> payload was under development to provide increased electronic warfare capabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-multi_c27j2_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multi_c27j2-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For G.222/G222 and C-27A operators, see <a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">Aeritalia G.222</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-27J_operators_mod.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/C-27J_operators_mod.png/220px-C-27J_operators_mod.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/C-27J_operators_mod.png/330px-C-27J_operators_mod.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/C-27J_operators_mod.png/440px-C-27J_operators_mod.png 2x" data-file-width="2753" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>Map with C-27J operators in blue</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07,_LUX_Luxembourg_(Findel),_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg/220px-Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg/330px-Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg/440px-Alenia_C-27J_Spartan_Lithuania_-_Air_Force_07%2C_LUX_Luxembourg_%28Findel%29%2C_Luxembourg_PP1276845822.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Lithuanian Air Force</a> C-27J with an aerial refuelling probe</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Current operators</b> </p> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> ordered ten C-27Js,<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_procures3_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia_procures3-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the first Spartan arrived in Australia in 2015<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the last and 10th plane was delivered in April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-airforce-technology.com_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-airforce-technology.com-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They are operated by <a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 35 Squadron RAAF">No. 35 Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallaby_Airlines_returns3_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallaby_Airlines_returns3-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Air_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Air Forces">Azerbaijani Air Force</a> ordered C-27J in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first Spartan arrived in Azerbaijan on 26 June 2024.</li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgarian Air Force</a> has three C-27Js in service as of May 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with the 1/16 Transport Squadron <a href="/wiki/Vrazhdebna_Air_Base" title="Vrazhdebna Air Base">Vrazhdebna Air Base</a>.</li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_Air_Force" title="Chadian Air Force">Chadian Air Force</a> operates two C-27Js, originally received in 2013 and 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Hellenic Air Force</a> has eight C-27Js in use as of January 2012<sup id="cite_ref-2012_Aerospace3_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Aerospace3-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with the 354th TTS "Pegasus" (112th Combat Wing – Air Force Support Command).</li></ul> <dl><dt><span 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title="Romania">Romania</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" title="Romanian Air Force">Romanian Air Force</a> has seven C-27Js in service as of January 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> operated by 902nd Transport and Reconnaissance Squadron of the 90th Airlift Flotilla.</li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" 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class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Rate of climb:</b> 13&#160;m/s (2,500<sup id="cite_ref-leonardocompany.com_157-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leonardocompany.com-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>&#160;ft/min)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alenia_C-27J_Spartan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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Retrieved: 29 July 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McCullough, Amy. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Features/modernization/Pages/box033111spartan.aspx">"Spartan Deployment Delayed."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120723011533/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Features/modernization/Pages/box033111spartan.aspx">Archived</a> 23 July 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Air Force magazine</i>, 31 March 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wise, 1st Lt. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150410050808/http://www.novinite.com/articles/126840/Bulgarian+Air+Force+Gets+Last+Spartan+Plane+in+Troubled+Arms+Deal#sthash.ol3tEf6f.dpuf">Archived</a> 10 April 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>novinite.com</i>, 31 March 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Spartan Order". <i><a href="/wiki/Aviation_Week_%26_Space_Technology" title="Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology">Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology</a></i>, 11 December 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/02/13/212038/eads-appeal-suspends-romanian-c-27j-order.html">"EADS appeal suspends Romanian C-27J order"</a> <a rel="nofollow" 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id="cite_note-136"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-136">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aresdifesa.it/2020/11/05/consegnato-il-terzo-ed-ultimo-c-27j-spartan-al-kenya/">"Consegnato il terzo ed ultimo C-27J Spartan al Kenya"</a>. 5 November 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Consegnato+il+terzo+ed+ultimo+C-27J+Spartan+al+Kenya&amp;rft.date=2020-11-05&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aresdifesa.it%2F2020%2F11%2F05%2Fconsegnato-il-terzo-ed-ultimo-c-27j-spartan-al-kenya%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlenia+C-27J+Spartan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-137"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-137">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Thisdell, Dan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/19/333598/lithuania-gets-third-spartan-ready-for-afghan-mission.html">"Lithuania gets third Spartan ready for Afghan mission."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091026202104/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/19/333598/lithuania-gets-third-spartan-ready-for-afghan-mission.html">Archived</a> 26 October 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Flight International</i>, 19 October 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-138"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-138">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/153774/peru-orders-two-more-alenia-c_27js.html">"Peru Orders Two More Alenia C-27Js"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140509001632/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/153774/peru-orders-two-more-alenia-c_27js.html">Archived</a> 9 May 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. defense-aerospace.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-139"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-139">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-news-2015/january-2015-air-force-military-aviation-defence-industry-news/1422-romanian-air-force-takes-delivery-of-its-7th-alenia-c27j-spartan-military-airlifter-.html">"Romanian Air Force takes delivery of its 7th Alenia C27J Spartan military airlifter"</a>. 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F.VII">C-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-10" title="Fokker F-10">C-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-38" title="Sikorsky S-38">C-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-10" title="Fokker F-10">C-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_71" title="Fairchild 71">C-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">C-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Fleetster" title="Consolidated Fleetster">C-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-12</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-14" title="Fokker F-14">C-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-14" title="Fokker F-14">C-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-11" title="Fokker F-11">C-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Monomail" title="Boeing Monomail">C-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_C-19_Alpha" title="Northrop C-19 Alpha">C-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-32" title="Fokker F-32">C-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Fleetster" title="Consolidated Fleetster">C-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Altair" title="Lockheed Altair">C-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_100_Pilgrim" title="Fairchild 100 Pilgrim">C-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Altair" title="Lockheed Altair">C-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellanca_Aircruiser" title="Bellanca Aircruiser">C-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-39" title="Sikorsky S-39">C-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">C-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kreider-Reisner_XC-31" title="Kreider-Reisner XC-31">C-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XC-35" title="Lockheed XC-35">C-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">C-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">C-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_12_Electra_Junior" title="Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior">C-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-41</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-41A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" title="Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing">C-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_108_Taifun" title="Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun">C-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">C-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-47</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-47F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basler_BT-67" title="Basler BT-67">C-47T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_AC-47_Spooky" title="Douglas AC-47 Spooky">AC-47</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">C-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">C-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_C-62" title="Waco C-62">C-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">C-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorduyn_Norseman" title="Noorduyn Norseman">C-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stout_Skycar" title="Stout Skycar">C-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">C-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-69_Constellation" title="Lockheed C-69 Constellation">C-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_DGA-8" title="Howard DGA-8">C-70</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Howard_DGA-15" title="Howard DGA-15">C-70B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spartan_Executive" title="Spartan Executive">C-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_C-72" title="Waco C-72">C-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_247" title="Boeing 247">C-73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-74_Globemaster" title="Douglas C-74 Globemaster">C-74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_307_Stratoliner" title="Boeing 307 Stratoliner">C-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_C-76_Caravan" title="Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan">C-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_DC-6" title="Cessna DC-6">C-77</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">C-77B–D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat" title="Cessna AT-17 Bobcat">C-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52" title="Junkers Ju 52">C-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlow_PJC-2" title="Harlow PJC-2">C-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">C-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-82_Packet" title="Fairchild C-82 Packet">C-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-5" title="Piper J-5">C-83</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-3_Cub" title="Piper J-3 Cub">C-83A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-4" title="Piper J-4">C-83B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_9_Orion" title="Lockheed Model 9 Orion">C-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">C-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_C-87_Liberator_Express" title="Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express">C-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_45" title="Fairchild 45">C-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_H-47" title="Hamilton H-47">C-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luscombe_8" title="Luscombe 8">C-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Airliner" title="Stinson Airliner">C-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funk_B" title="Funk B">C-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budd_RB_Conestoga" title="Budd RB Conestoga">C-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">C-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorcraft_L-2" title="Taylorcraft L-2">C-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_FC-2" title="Fairchild FC-2">C-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter">C-97</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter">KC-97</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_314_Clipper" title="Boeing 314 Clipper">C-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XC-99" title="Convair XC-99">C-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">C-100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rearwin_Sportster" title="Rearwin Sportster">C-102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F3F" title="Grumman F3F">C-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-15" title="Boeing XB-15">C-105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_C-106_Loadmaster" title="Cessna C-106 Loadmaster">C-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stout_Skycar" title="Stout Skycar">C-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-108_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress">C-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_C-87_Liberator_Express" title="Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express">C-109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">C-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_14_Super_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra">C-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-117</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar" title="Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar">C-119</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">AC-119</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane" title="Fairchild XC-120 Packplane">C-120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-121_Constellation" title="Lockheed C-121 Constellation">C-121</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_L-1249_Super_Constellation" title="Lockheed L-1249 Super Constellation">C-121F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star" title="Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star">EC-121</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_YC-122_Avitruc" title="Chase YC-122 Avitruc">C-122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-123</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chase_XC-123A" title="Chase XC-123A">C-123A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">C-125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_195" title="Cessna 195">C-126</a></li> <li>C-127<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">C-127 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-127 (II)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane" title="Fairchild XC-120 Packplane">C-128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">C-130J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">AC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_DC-130" title="Lockheed DC-130">DC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130" title="Lockheed EC-130">EC-130</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130H_Compass_Call" title="Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_HC-130" title="Lockheed HC-130">HC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_LC-130" title="Lockheed LC-130">LC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_MC-130" title="Lockheed MC-130">MC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_WC-130" title="Lockheed WC-130">WC-130</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan" title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">C-131</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_NC-131H_Samaritan" title="Convair NC-131H Samaritan">NC-131H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-132" title="Douglas C-132">C-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster" title="Douglas C-133 Cargomaster">C-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stroukoff_YC-134" title="Stroukoff YC-134">C-134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter" title="Boeing C-135 Stratolifter">C-135</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">KC-135</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-136</a></li> <li>C-137<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter">YC-137 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter">YC-137 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-137_Stratoliner" title="Boeing C-137 Stratoliner">C-137</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-138</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-139</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">C-140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter" title="Lockheed C-141 Starlifter">C-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">C-142</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_C-1_Trader" title="Grumman C-1 Trader">C-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound" title="Grumman C-2 Greyhound">C-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_4-0-4" title="Martin 4-0-4">C-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_I" title="Grumman Gulfstream I">C-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">C-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">C-6</a></li> <li>C-7<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">C-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_7" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 7">RC-7</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-5_Buffalo" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo">C-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_C-9" title="McDonnell Douglas C-9">C-9</a></li> <li>C-10<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Jetstream" title="Handley Page Jetstream">C-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_KC-10_Extender" title="McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender">KC-10</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_II" title="Grumman Gulfstream II">C-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_C-12_Huron" title="Beechcraft C-12 Huron">C-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_RC-12_Guardrail" title="Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail">RC-12</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YC-14" title="Boeing YC-14">C-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_YC-15" title="McDonnell Douglas YC-15">C-15</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-16</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">C-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-137_Stratoliner" title="Boeing C-137 Stratoliner">C-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">C-19</a></li> <li>C-20<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_III" title="Gulfstream III">C-20A–D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_IV" title="Gulfstream IV">C-20F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Learjet_35" title="Learjet 35">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">C-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa" title="Short C-23 Sherpa">C-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-8" title="Douglas DC-8">C-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_VC-25" title="Boeing VC-25">C-25</a></li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Sabreliner" title="North American Sabreliner">CT-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_T-43" title="Boeing T-43">CT-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">CV-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-5_Buffalo" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo">CV-7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned &#160;&#8226;&#32; <sup>2</sup> Assigned to multiple types &#160;&#8226;&#32; <sup>3</sup> Unconfirmed</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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International AMX">TA-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_RQ-11_Raven" title="AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven">Q-11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=APR_Sixton&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="APR Sixton (page does not exist)">Q-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LAK-17" title="LAK-17">G-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caproni_Vizzola_Calif" title="Caproni Vizzola Calif">G-21</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=APR_Asio-B&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="APR Asio-B (page does not exist)">Q-24</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=APR_Spyball-B&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="APR Spyball-B (page does not exist)">Q-25</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=APR_Crex-B&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="APR Crex-B (page does not exist)">Q-26</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate prefixes not used.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series One<br /><span class="nobold">1921–34</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9" title="Airco DH.9">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5" title="Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_504" title="Avro 504">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Pup" title="Sopwith Pup">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9" title="Airco DH.9">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.50" title="De Havilland DH.50">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)" title="Supermarine Seagull (1921)">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_III" title="Fairey III">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton" title="Supermarine Southampton">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">A12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Two<br /><span class="nobold">1935–63</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Wackett" title="CAC Wackett">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_643_Cadet" title="Avro 643 Cadet">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.50" title="De Havilland DH.50">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorcraft_Auster" title="Taylorcraft Auster">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">A12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Trainer" title="Link Trainer">A13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tugan_Gannet" title="Tugan Gannet">A14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Magister" title="Miles Magister">A15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">A16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">A17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">A18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">A19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Wirraway" title="CAC Wirraway">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor" title="De Havilland Moth Minor">A21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Battle" title="Fairey Battle">A22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Woomera" title="CAC Woomera">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina" title="Consolidated PBY Catalina">A24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airspeed_Oxford" title="Airspeed Oxford">A25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sunderland" title="Short Sunderland">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">A28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">A29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">A30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">A30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Express" title="De Havilland Express">A31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Vega_Gull" title="Percival Vega Gull">A32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide" title="De Havilland Dragon Rapide">A33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon" title="De Havilland Dragon">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">A35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">A36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Falcon" title="Miles Falcon">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Merlin" title="Miles Merlin">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Hawk" title="Miles Hawk">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" title="Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing">A39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">A40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Fox_Moth" title="De Havilland Fox Moth">A41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">A42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragonfly" title="De Havilland Dragonfly">A43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_G_31" title="Junkers G 31">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_W_34" title="Junkers W 34">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">A45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Boomerang" title="CAC Boomerang">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">A47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">A48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_24" title="Dornier Do 24">A49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">A50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo" title="Brewster F2A Buffalo">A51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">A52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">A53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company" title="Waco Aircraft Company">A54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">A55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">A56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Australia" title="De Havilland Australia">A57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">A58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">A59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">A60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">A61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_CA-15" title="CAC CA-15">A62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celestial_navigation" title="Celestial navigation">A63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_L-1_Vigilant" title="Stinson L-1 Vigilant">A64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">A65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" title="Avro Lancaster">A66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">A67</a></li> <li>A68 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Mustang" title="CAC Mustang">1–200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">500–1001</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">A69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_PBM_Mariner" title="Martin PBM Mariner">A70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorduyn_Norseman" title="Noorduyn Norseman">A71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">A72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">A73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_York" title="Avro York">A74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Proctor" title="Percival Proctor">A75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">A76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">A77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_H-5" title="Sikorsky H-5">A80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Freighter" title="Bristol Freighter">A81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viking" title="Vickers Viking">A82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet" title="De Havilland Hornet">A83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">A84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Winjeel" title="CAC Winjeel">A85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_P.1081" title="Hawker P.1081">A86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valetta" title="Vickers Valetta">A87</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=RFD_Winged_Target&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="RFD Winged Target (page does not exist)">A88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-2_Neptune" title="Lockheed P-2 Neptune">A89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Prince" title="Percival Prince">A90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">A91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Sabre" title="CAC Sabre">A94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">A95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">A96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">A97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_180_Skywagon" title="Cessna 180 Skywagon">A98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAC_Jet_Provost" title="BAC Jet Provost">A99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter">A100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy">RAN Series</a><span class="nobold"><sup>1</sup></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Firefly" title="Fairey Firefly">N1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">N2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Gannet" title="Fairey Gannet">N3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Venom" title="De Havilland Sea Venom">N4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">N5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">N6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wessex" title="Westland Wessex">N7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Scout" title="Westland Scout">N8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">N9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">N10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">N11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_S-2_Tracker" title="Grumman S-2 Tracker">N12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">N13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326" title="Aermacchi MB-326">N14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">N15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King" title="Westland Sea King">N16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Three</a><br /><span class="nobold">Tri-Service series<br />1964–<span style="font-size:85%;">present</span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_H-13_Sioux" title="Bell H-13 Sioux">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III_Australian_procurement" title="Dassault Mirage III Australian procurement">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326" title="Aermacchi MB-326">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-3_Orion" title="Lockheed P-3 Orion">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_20" title="Dassault Falcon 20">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAC_One-Eleven" title="BAC One-Eleven">A12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Trainer" title="Link Trainer">A13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-6_Porter" title="Pilatus PC-6 Porter">A14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">A15</a></li> <li><i>A16</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_OH-58_Kiowa" title="Bell OH-58 Kiowa">A17/N17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Nomad" title="GAF Nomad">A18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PAC_CT/4_Airtrainer" title="PAC CT/4 Airtrainer">A19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">A21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_AS350_%C3%89cureuil" title="Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil">A22/N22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-9" title="Pilatus PC-9">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">N24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">A25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_900" title="Dassault Falcon 900">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk" title="BAE Systems Hawk">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">N28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaman_SH-2G_Super_Seasprite" title="Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite">N29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-7_Wedgetail" title="Boeing E-7 Wedgetail">A30</a></li> <li><i>A31</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">A32</a></li> <li><i>A33</i></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">A35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Business_Jet" title="Boeing Business Jet">A36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_Tiger" title="Eurocopter Tiger">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">A39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90" title="NHIndustries NH90">A40/N40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">A41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109" title="AgustaWestland AW109">N42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AAI_RQ-7_Shadow" title="AAI RQ-7 Shadow">A43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">A45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler" title="Boeing EA-18G Growler">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-8_Poseidon" title="Boeing P-8 Poseidon">A47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">N48</a></li> 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