
The Coast Guard said this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved the service’s request to proceed to the produce, deploy and support phase of the C-27J acquisition and to move forward with mission systems integration of the aircraft.The DHS approval verifies that the C-27 program has provided the logistics support and operational unit resources, including staffing, equipment, supplies and funding, to support the medium-range surveillance aircraft.The Coast Guard is receiving 14 C-27Js from the Air Force…