USAF and US Army C-27J Aircraft On the Way

[erj-145mech]

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Greenville, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed price contract June 13, 2007, estimated at $2.04 billion for procurement of up to 78 Joint Cargo Aircraft (C-27J Spartan). This includes pilot and loadmaster training, and contractor logistics support for the United States Army and Air Force. The contract consists of three 12-month ordering periods for Low-Rate Initial Production and two 12-month options for Full-Rate Production. Four bids were received under the full and open competition in response to the March 17, 2006, request for proposals. Work in the United States will be performed at Waco, Texas. Aircraft manufacture will occur in Italy. Work is to be completed by June 30, 2012. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-07-0099).

 

[RedDogC130]

Now lets see which units get the aircraft for the AF...rumor has it some are going to the Guard and Reserve

 

[GoingHot]

http://www.c-27j.com/

 

[JungleJett]

Now lets see which units get the aircraft for the AF...rumor has it some are going to the Guard and Reserve

I have heard that Mansfield Ohio might get them.

 

[Jim]

Funny, back in 1997 when I was assigned to Southcom and we were moving out of Panama, the Air Force couldn't wait to dump the C-27s that were based at Howard (only C-27 unit in the USAF). Despite everyone else in theater wanting them, the Air Force insisted there was no place for the C-27 in their inventory. Entirely too little capbility, completely unnecessary and too costly they claimed.

 

[pkober]

Everyone from a BRAC'ed ANG/ARC unit thinks they are getting them. Hopefully it will save some BARC'ed units. The way the Air Force thinks, they will probably let these units close and open up some new unit somewhere requiring millions of dollars of construction.

These airplanes would be a perfect fit for any BRAC'ed Herc unit.

 

[frog_flyer]

Now lets see which units get the aircraft for the AF...rumor has it some are going to the Guard and Reserve

comon 186th ARW!

 

[RedDogC130]

Hopefully not mine....keep them away.

 

[LearLove]

the BRAC info I read on some govt site said CT ANG will get some.

 

[Deuce130]

Before every guard/reserve guy gets too excited, remember what the need is. We need them in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know that deployments are good for some bums out there, but not for all of them!