The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo-Finmeccanica's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016).
It is an advanced derivative of Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. In addition to the standard transport configuration, specialized variants of the C-27J have been developed for electronic warfare and ground-attack missions.
The U.S. Air Force performed the C-27J's first combat deployment in Summer 2011. In August 2011, two C-27Js flown by Air National Guard aircrews, augmented with Army National Guard personnel, began operations at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.Between August 2011 and June 2012, the C-27Js of the 179th Airlift Wing, followed by the 175th Wing executed more than 3200 missions transporting over 25,000 passengers, and 1400 tons of cargo. 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.
It has a payload of 11,500 kg and Maximum speed of 602 km/h (374 mph; 325 kn) with Cruising speed of 583 km/h (362 mph; 315 kn).Its Range is 1,852 km (1,151 mi; 1,000 nmi) with 10,000 kilograms (22,000 lb) payload and Range at 6,000 kg payload is 4,260 km (2,650 mi; 2,300 nmi)
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