
The Coast Guard is expected to upgrade all of the C-27J multi-role aircraft it receives from the Air Force to help it meet various mission needs, the aircraft’s manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi said on Monday. The Coast Guard is expected to receive 14 C-27Js from the Air Force and begin initial flight operations in the next six to 12 months, Alenia Aermacchi North America, a division of Italy’s Finmeccanica, said. The transfer of the aircraft is being directed by Congress under…