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Air National Guard had received four CJs by July and began using them for testing and training. Purchase of 38 Spartans is anticipated with initial operational capability expected in October Air Force had planned the CJ's first combat deployment for summer Army was able to employ helicopters in a much more efficient fashion, splitting missions between the two platforms to make best use of the strengths of each.

Army had indicated that a fleet of 54 aircraft posed a moderate risk to mission fulfillment in ; the USAF has moved to cancel the program entirely in early Department of Defense announced plans to remove all 38 CJs on order from the U.

Air Force's inventory as their niche capabilities are too expensive. Air Force's Cs. Coast Guard is considering taking over the aircraft from the U. Air Force. Air Force announced that it will cut the CJ from its inventory in fiscal year after determining that its per-aircraft lifecycle costs are higher than those of C aircraft performing the same combat resupply mission. CJ with prop vortices condensation at the Paris Air Show.

As of April [update] , the USAF was continuing to shut down the program, in anticipation that Congress will support its budget request to do so. The five under construction are too near completion to simply halt building. Slovakia's air force has selected the CJ and is negotiating an order for at least two aircraft. Alenia Aeronautica responded with information about the CJ.

On 21 August , Taiwan announced that it had entered price negotiations with Alenia Aeronautica for the sale of six CJ Spartan aircraft. Future purchases may increase the total to 12 Spartans. In July , the U. The Spartans would be converted for search-and-rescue missions. If the DoD determines it cannot afford the aircraft, they can go to the Forest Service. The ACJ was a proposed gunship for the U. The ACJ was to serve as a multi-mission platform, equipped with full-motion cameras and outfitted to support covert infiltration missions as well as providing armed support for ground forces, armed with either a millimeter or millimeter gun or precision-guided munitions such as the Viper Strike bomb.

In May , the program was put on hold because U. Army funding for 40 Cs in an Army-Air Force cooperative purchase was removed from the fiscal budget. The MCJ is a development of the CJ for multi-mission purposes, including command and control, communications, and operations as an armed gunship.

Email: aircraft leonardocompany. For any further information. Close page. The aircraft is being jointly manufactured by Alenia and ATK. The initial contract is for 78 aircraft 54 for the army and 24 for the USAF. The first JCA training class began in November The aircraft design is based on the proven G airframe from Alenia, with turboprop engines from Allison and advanced systems from Lockheed Martin. Final assembly of the CJ Spartan takes place in Italy. Lockheed Martin is responsible for the propulsion and avionics and takes lead responsibility for product support and worldwide marketing.

Alenia Aeronautica takes responsibility for the certification process and for most of the manufacturing and flight testing operations. The CJ Spartan has the same logistical and maintenance characteristics of the Lockheed Martin CJ Hercules medium tactical airlifter, and also shares commonality of the cargo capacity.

The primary roles of the CJ are cargo transport, troop transport, and material and paratroop air drop. Other missions include maritime patrol, tactical operations, medical evacuation, ground refuelling, fire-fighting and aerial spraying. The two-pilot cockpit is night-vision-goggle NVG compatible. The flight deck is very similar to that of the CJ Hercules. The electronic flight instrumentation system EFIS incorporates five liquid crystal head-down colour displays.

The Spartan is constructed with a floor strength equal to that of a Hercules transporter, and the large cargo cabin cross-section is able to accommodate Hercules pallets. Register Don't have an account? C Spartan. History Talk 0. Fan Feed 1 General Algrin "A.