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DHS Approves Deploy And Support Phase Of Coast Guard C-27 Aircraft

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

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DHS Approves Deploy And Support Phase Of Coast Guard C-27 Aircraft

C-27J Spartan takes off from the HC-27J Asset Program Office in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Oct. 6, 2016. Photo: Coast Guard

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…

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