The Government Accountability Office
(GAO) has reconfirmed the selection of the C-27J Spartan for the
U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA)
program. The services previously selected the C-27J, offered by L-3
Communications), Alenia North America, Boeing Integrated Defense
Systems, and Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS), in an open
competition.
"We are pleased that the GAO confirmed the selection of our
C-27J offering - we have had confidence in our JCA offering and our
team from the beginning. The C-27J is the right choice for the JCA
mission," said Bob Drewes, President and Chief Operating Officer,
L-3 Integrated Systems Group.
“Today’s announcement by the GAO reconfirms that our
aircraft and our team represent the best value solution for the
warfighter,” said Giuseppe Giordo, president and chief
executive officer, Alenia North America. “This decision also
validates a detailed and exhaustive competitive process during
which the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force both recognized the unique
capabilities of our C-27J aircraft, our team and our JCA offering
as a whole.”
“We're very pleased to continue moving forward with our
partners to produce this outstanding airlifter for our Air Force
and Army customers,” said Dave Bowman, vice president and
general manager of Boeing Global Mobility Systems.
The C-27J is a mid-range, multifunctional and interoperable
aircraft able to perform logistical re-supply, MEDEVAC, troop
movement, airdrop operations, humanitarian assistance and homeland
security missions for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. The C-27J
will replace the U.S. Army’s C-23 Sherpas, C-12 and C-26
aircraft and augment the U.S. Air Forces’ existing fleet of
intratheater airlifters. The aircraft will play a key role in
providing responsive aerial sustainment and critical re-supply
support for the maneuver force to maintain operational
momentum.
The C-27J Spartan is the latest in a successful tradition of
military airlifters, including the C-27A Spartan and the G-222,
which have been deployed by the United States, NATO, Coalition
Forces, the United Nations and Italy in support of military and
humanitarian operations in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia,
Congo, Operations Desert Shield and Storm, East Timor, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Honduras, Kosovo, Libya, Mali, Panama, Rwanda, Somalia,
Uganda and Yemen. C-27A Spartans currently are carrying out vital
counter-drug activities for the United States in Central and South
America.