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C-27J Spartan. Official: EADS-CASA/Raytheon appeal turned down

Rome, Italy - The airplane described as the best choice for the U.S. Armed Forces

According to the U.S. GAO (Government Accountability Office), the C-27J Spartan airplane manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica represents "The best possible choice for the United States Air Force and Army, from both the operational and economic/financial offer points of view". The appeal by the EADS-CASA/Raytheon concert party, which had proposed the tactical transport aircraft C-295, has therefore been...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1079996
Rome, Italy, 09/28/2007 18:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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