• From Italy to Panama, through Bolivia and Argentina, on to Antarctica
• In Latin America the C-27J is already operated by the Mexican and Peruvian Air Forces
• High mountain operations, unpaved strips, hot and deep cold environments are a perfect match for the C-27J
• Stay tuned with Leonardo twitter accounts for a daily tour update. A dedicated web site for details and insights

A Leonardo-Finmeccanica mult-imission C-27J Spartan aircraft began a tour today that will demonstrate its capabilities to a number of Latin American countries. The aircraft will travel the length of the continent from north to south, from Panama to La Paz, Buenos Aires and on to  Argentina’s Antarctic Air Base of Marambio.

The tour will expose the C-27J to the region’s diverse and extreme weather conditions and terrain, to demonstrate not only its robustness and versatility, but also the reliability and proficiency required by such different territories, all characteristics to safely operate in a difficult scenario and already demonstrated in Mexicoand Peru. Unlike its competitors in the same class, the C-27J Spartan is designed to respond  to military specifications and compared to ts competitors, enjoys the advantage of greater speed, the capacity to fly with heavy payload at high altitude and with a longer range, all factors that makes it a perfect solution for the wide range of military requirements in Latin America. All this is in addition to its unique safety record and ability to land on different types of land strips, in all weather conditions.

Leonardo press release