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 ...

The new C-27J Spartan baseline configuration— characterised by a brand new avionics system, new cockpit control panels and LED aircraft lights—completed its first flight yesterday at Leonardo’s ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...