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DefenseNews: C-27J Tapped for U.S. Joint Cargo Aircraft
The Pentagon gave the go-ahead late June 13 for the U.S. Army and Air Force to award the $2 billion Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) contract to the C-27J Spartan team of L-3 Communications Holdings, Boeing and Alenia North America, a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica. The Italian airframe beat out the smaller C-295, offered by Raytheon and EADS. Lockheed Martin pulled the already-in-service C-130J out of the competition last year.
The services received approval to buy 78 planes over the next six years, with 54 going to the Army and 24 to the Air Force. Also approved June 13 was funding to cover the first round of low-rate initial production, which is expected to deliver 13 planes.
Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, director of Army aviation, declined to speculate on the total number of JCAs that will ultimately be purchased.
“But I would be very, very surprised if the number turned out to be less than 145,” he said.
Analysts had recently predicted a purchase of about 75 planes for the Army and 70 for the Air Force.
“The numbers again may change,” said Maj. Gen. Marshall “Keye” Sabol, operational capability requirements director for the Air Force. “The world is changing. The Army is changing. We have a new command coming up in Africa.”
The Army will field the first Spartan unit, which is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2010....
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com
Aufgrund der Synergien zwischen der C-130J und der C-27J (Avionik, Triebwerke) kommt für mich dieser Entscheid nicht überraschend.
The Pentagon gave the go-ahead late June 13 for the U.S. Army and Air Force to award the $2 billion Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) contract to the C-27J Spartan team of L-3 Communications Holdings, Boeing and Alenia North America, a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica. The Italian airframe beat out the smaller C-295, offered by Raytheon and EADS. Lockheed Martin pulled the already-in-service C-130J out of the competition last year.
The services received approval to buy 78 planes over the next six years, with 54 going to the Army and 24 to the Air Force. Also approved June 13 was funding to cover the first round of low-rate initial production, which is expected to deliver 13 planes.
Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, director of Army aviation, declined to speculate on the total number of JCAs that will ultimately be purchased.
“But I would be very, very surprised if the number turned out to be less than 145,” he said.
Analysts had recently predicted a purchase of about 75 planes for the Army and 70 for the Air Force.
“The numbers again may change,” said Maj. Gen. Marshall “Keye” Sabol, operational capability requirements director for the Air Force. “The world is changing. The Army is changing. We have a new command coming up in Africa.”
The Army will field the first Spartan unit, which is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2010....
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com
Aufgrund der Synergien zwischen der C-130J und der C-27J (Avionik, Triebwerke) kommt für mich dieser Entscheid nicht überraschend.
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