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L-3 and Alenia’s C-27J JCA fleet logs 1,000 flight hours.
Pilot and Loadmaster training activities are being supported by the GMAS-owned Test Bed Aircraft and conducted with the support of L-3 Link Simulation & Training. The full-motion Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), built by Alenia Aeronautica and L-3, is scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of next year.
The programme is proceeding to Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E) with two Army and two Air Force crews. These crews will fly a rigorous test schedule in proving out the C-27J JCA’s operational capabilities.