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 ...

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 ...

Alenia Aermacchi, General Dynamics Canada and DRS Technologies Canada have firmed up their teaming agreement on the C-27J Spartan as Canada prepares to release the long-awaited draft request for ...

PHOENIX — On Monday, Sen. John McCain, along with five other senators, wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to request a transfer of C-27J Spartan aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service in ...

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - L-3 Communications Holdings Inc has won a $321.8 million fixed-price contract to purchase 10 C-27J aircraft and associated equipment for Australia, the Pentagon ...

BENGALURU — Alenia Aermacchi has told potential industrial partners in India that it is open to having a C-27J assembly line in India that will serve more than just the Indian market. India’s ...

Slovenia has welcomed its first of two Leonardo C-27J Spartans, with the tactical transport having arrived at its Cerklje ob Krki air base in late December. The NATO nation’s lead example of the ...

Tanzania has ordered two Leonardo C-27J Spartan transport aircraft that it will use primarily for civil support duties. (Janes/Patrick Allen) Tanzania has ordered two Leonardo C-27J Spartan transport ...

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco is to acquire two Leonardo C-27J transports, for use in multiple roles including aerial firefighting. Announced at the Paris air show on 17 June, the deal will lead to ...

Watching the C-27J Spartan pull off a dramatic nose-dive landing at RIAT ... break down how the Spartan handles such extreme maneuvers, and share why this aircraft continues to impress crowds around ...