The versatile C-27J cargo aircraft will be able to perform this mission thanks to the roll-on/roll off MAFFS system. Leonardo unveiled on its website a new firefighting configuration that will further ...

Early in the morning of our second day in Gao, Alenia Aeronautica head of flying operations and test pilot Marco Venanzetti and chief test pilot Enrico Scarabotto gave a short flying display to ...

The C-27J is a short-/medium-range, high-wing, twin-turboprop-powered STOL transport developed as a joint venture of Alenia and Lockheed Martin. The prototype C-27J, which first flew in 1999, was a ...

Slovenian Air Force will receive a second C-27J Spartan multi-role military transport aircraft along with related logistics and training services. A second C-27J Spartan for the Slovenian Air Force, ...

Leonardo is making good progress with the development of additional multi-mission capabilities for its C-27J Next Generation tactical transport, with maritime and firefighting offerings its newest ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has grounded its fleet of C-27J Spartan fixed wing surveillance aircraft following a call by manufacturer Leonardo directing operators to inspect for cracks. The medium range ...

North Dakota Air National Guard officials and Gov. John Hoeven came away impressed Friday from their first close-up look at the cargo plane that will become the Fargo-based 119th Wing's new mission in ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Leonardo hopes to broaden the customer appeal of its C-27J Spartan airlifter by offering the aircraft as a multi-role platform. So far, the twin-engine turboprop has been marketed ...

Leonardo has received a $91.9 million contract from a U.S. combatant command to modernize the avionics system of a fixed-wing aircraft that supports the missions of special operations forces. Under ...

The Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco signed an agreement to acquire two C-27J Spartan aircraft at the Paris Air Show. On June 16, 2025, Aramco, the Saudi Arabian energy giant, officially signed an ...

ROME — Azerbaijan has signed to purchase the Italian C-27J airlifter, becoming the 17th nation to buy the aircraft, manufacturer Leonardo announced on Thursday. Without stating the number of planes ...

U.S. and Australian special operations forces conduct a high-altitude low-opening parachute jump from a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan on July 17, 2019, during Talisman Sabre in Queensland, ...