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Alenia North America Delivers Second Revamped C-27/G.222

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

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Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group, delivered the second refurbished and modernized C-27/G.222 aircraft to the U.S.A.F. on Oct. 2. This is the second of 18 C-27/G.222 aircraft ordered by the U.S. Air Force. All 18 aircraft are scheduled for delivery prior to the end of 2011. These refurbished C-27/G.222 aircraft will be used by the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. They will then be transferred by the Combined Air Power Transition Force…

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