Alenia C-27J Spartan - Wikipedia
Deliveries of the C-27J to the USCG began in November 2014. First flight of a HC-27J occurred in September 2023. The HC-27J is to replace HC-130H Hercules aircraft at USCG air stations.
C-27J Program Profile - Personnel Service Center (PSC)
The C-27J missionization package is based on the Minotaur mission system architecture that the Coast Guard is implementing across the rest of its fixed-wing fleet. The first Spartan entered the mission system integration process at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in …
Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft - Personnel Service Center (PSC)
The Coast Guard has 14 C-27J Spartans in its medium range surveillance aircraft fleet, along with its HC-144 Ocean Sentries, to perform drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response and search and rescue missions.
The C-27J Spartan is part of the Coast Guard’s medium range surveillance aircraft fleet, with the HC-144 Ocean Sentry. The aircraft is instrumental in helping the Coast Guard fulfill its maritime patrol, drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response and …
U.S. Coast Guard Grounds Fleet of C-27J Aircraft
Dec 6, 2023 · The U.S. Coast Guard has grounded its fleet of C-27J Spartan fixed wing surveillance aircraft following a call by manufacturer Leonardo directing operators to inspect for cracks. The medium range...
Structural Cracks Ground U.S. Coast Guard C-27J Spartan Patrol ... - Forbes
Dec 5, 2023 · Structural cracking has forced the U.S. Coast Guard to ground its entire fleet of 14 C-27J Spartan maritime patrol aircraft, slashing the Coast Guard’s fixed-wing surveillance and light...
C-27 medium range surveillance aircraft - United States Coast Guard
Apr 26, 2019 · The Coast Guard medium range surveillance aircraft is instrumental in helping the Coast Guard fulfill its maritime patrol, drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response and search and rescue missions more effectively.
US Coast Guard keeps its C-27Js grounded - Defense News
Dec 22, 2023 · The U.S. Coast Guard is keeping its C-27J aircraft grounded as it checks on cracks found in the fuselage of its 14 aircraft, the service said.
U.S. Coast Guard Tests Missionized HC-27J - The Aviationist
Oct 19, 2023 · The Coast Guard is expanding the capabilities of its HC-27J medium range surveillance aircraft fleet, thanks to the Minotaur mission system architecture developed by the Navy.
2014 – Coast Guard Acquires C-27J Aircraft - Coast Guard …
The Coast Guard acquired through an intra-service transfer, 14 C-27J Spartans that the U.S. Air Force planned to place in storage. The aircraft was manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016).