The Pentagon is planning this fiscal year to buy one C-27 for quick modification as a prototype gunship to augment U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) existing AC-130 fleet. A $1.8 ...

The ITAF MC-27J aircraft was modified with an L-3 Wescam MX-15Di Electro-Optical and Infrared Turret mounted under the nose of the aircraft to support multi-mission applications such as a Gunship, ...

Alenia expects to complete a contract by year-end detailing Boeing's participation in the L-3 Communications-led Joint Cargo Aircraft programme, with this to end several months of off-and-on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire retardant drops while complementing the trusted ...

Leonardo has tested integration of ATIs (Air Transit Isolators) aboard the multi-mission tactical transport aircraft. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, C-27J Spartans in service with the air forces of ...

Structural cracking has forced the U.S. Coast Guard to ground its entire fleet of 14 C-27J Spartan maritime patrol aircraft, slashing the Coast Guard’s fixed-wing surveillance and light transport ...

The first operational C-27J Spartan assigned to Air Station Sacramento readies for its first watch the end of June. The C-27J medium range surveillance aircraft are replacing older HC-130H aircraft ...

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 ...