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Aeritalia G.222 and Alenia-Lockheed Martin C-27 Spartan
Kerick:
Maybe the US Coast Guard would pick up a few more.
Why are these perfectly good aircraft causing so much trouble for USAF and RAAF? I know, probably politics.
Poly means many and tick is a blood sucking arachnid.
GTX_Admin:
No not politics as far as I am aware but sustainment issues as I understand it. There are also problems sourcing spares for some items.
https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/beginning-of-the-end-for-spartan
Volkodav:
--- Quote from: GTX_Admin on November 20, 2021, 02:51:00 AM ---No not politics as far as I am aware but sustainment issues as I understand it. There are also problems sourcing spares for some items.
https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/beginning-of-the-end-for-spartan
--- End quote ---
Another orphan platform but this one was thanks entirely to the USAF. It was an Army program, the USAF gained control of it then killed it, effectively wiping out the FMS supported global fleet Australia was buying into.
jcf:
--- Quote from: Volkodav on November 21, 2021, 04:58:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: GTX_Admin on November 20, 2021, 02:51:00 AM ---No not politics as far as I am aware but sustainment issues as I understand it. There are also problems sourcing spares for some items.
https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/beginning-of-the-end-for-spartan
--- End quote ---
Another orphan platform but this one was thanks entirely to the USAF. It was an Army program, the USAF gained control of it then killed it, effectively wiping out the FMS supported global fleet Australia was buying into.
--- End quote ---
Not that simple, support from Leonardo (formerly Alenia) has been an ongoing problem for other customers
of other products. It's been messy for a long time and evidently the various reorganizations haven't made
much of a difference.
GTX_Admin:
One more:
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