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New international success for the C-27J, which ever more confirms
its position as the standard tactical airlifter of the NATO countries.
Alenia Aeronautica has signed today in Bucharest with Romtechnica,
National Company for Foreign Trade of the Romanian Ministry of
Defence, a contract of the value of around EUR 217 millions for seven
aircraft.
The contract also envisages, in addition to the seven C-27Js,
services as: pilots training, initial logistic support and a flight
simulator that will be based in Bucharest. The first aircraft will be
delivered by the end of 2008.
Thanks to this contract the C-27Js ordered by the air forces of
Romania, Italy, Greece, Lithuania, Bulgaria and by the U.S. Army and
Air Force, reach the 117 units, thus reasserting the C-27J as the
world's most successful tactical transport aircraft of its category.
The Romanian Air Force had selected Alenia Aeronautica's
twin-engine aircraft in November last year, preferring it to the EADS
CASA C.295M, since the Italian offer, not only was competitive in
financial terms, but it was also the only one able to fully meet
Bucharest Defence Ministry's technical requirements.
In particular, as compared to the C295M, only the C-27J proved to
be able to satisfy Romanian request for an APU, Auxiliary Power Unit
equipped airlifter, to guarantee the aircraft's total autonomy from
energy sources on ground and flying; a complete automatic defence
system against all land-based threats; the capability of reaching
within 15 minutes 5000 metres of altitude with full payload; a
large-capacity flight data recorder and above all operational
interoperability with the other transport aircraft in service with
Romania and the other NATO countries, first of all with the C-130
Hercules; and this is a characteristic that only C-27J among the
tactical transport aircraft of its category can offer, thanks to its
wide fuselage and to the strength of the cargo floor.
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