WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica - a Finmeccanica
Company - has been awarded a contract worth approximately $7 million by the U.S.
Air Force (USAF) to perform C-27/G.222 aircrew and maintenance training for U.S.
Air Advisors to the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC). The contract is
for a year of training classes. The initial classes of Air Advisors have
completed or are nearing the completion of their courses.
The training for pilots, loadmasters, crew chiefs, and maintenance personnel is
anticipated to be between 15 and 40 days in duration, depending on the duties.
The training includes classroom academics, practical training, and flight
training. It is being conducted at the Alenia Aeronautica facility in
Capodichino, Italy.
The first and second refurbished and modernized C-27/G.222 aircraft were
delivered to the USAF earlier this fall. Deliveries will continue through 2011.
Designed as a true military airlift, the C-27/G.222 is capable of taking off and
landing in almost any operating condition. Proven as a dependable and robust
aircraft, the C-27/G.222 can operate successfully even in harsh and austere
environments. The C-27/G.222 has been a critical capability in numerous missions
including humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, fire fighting, medical
evacuation, troop transport, and logistical support.
About the C-27/G.222 ANAAC Program
In 2008 Alenia North America was awarded a contract by the United States Air
Force to supply 18 refurbished C-27/G.222 aircraft for the Afghan National Army
Air Corps (ANAAC). The 18 refurbished aircraft will be used by the Combined
Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. They will be transferred by the
Combined Air Power Transition Force in Kabul to the reconstructed ANAAC. The
C-27/G.222 will serve as the back bone of the ANAAC and aid significantly
through expanding its capability to provide humanitarian aid and security to the
Afghan population throughout the country.
Alenia North America, as prime contractor, is responsible for program management
while the aircraft are being refurbished and modernized by its parent company
Alenia Aeronautica in its Capodichino facility near Naples, Italy. Logistical
support in Afghanistan will be carried out by L-3 Vertex Aerospace.
Alenia North America is a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the
Finmeccanica Group. Its mission is to further expand the industrial and
commercial presence of the Alenia Group in North America. Alenia North America
Inc. is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Seattle, Washington;
Long Beach, California; Fort Worth, Texas; and Smyrna, Georgia. Alenia North
America - Canada, a subsidiary wholly owned by Alenia North America, has offices
in Ottawa, Canada. Alenia North America is also a shareholder in several joint
venture companies located in the United States. Global Aeronautica, a joint
venture with The Boeing Company, located in North Charleston, South Carolina,
performs significant integration and sub-assembly work for the Boeing 787
program. Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS), a joint venture with L-3
Communications Integrated Systems, is a center of excellence to support the
C-27J in North America. GMAS is headquartered in Madison, Mississippi. Alenia
North America has recently announced its intent to establish a new final
assembly and production facility for the C-27J in Jacksonville, Florida. The
C-27J is the world leader in the twin engine military tactical aircraft market
with 121 units sold worldwide.
Alenia North America
Brittany Toscano, 202.292.2620
btoscano@aleniainc.com
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