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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Bulgaria Finalizes Order for 8 C-27J "Baby Hercs"

Finmeccanica notes that a the C-27J Spartan (aka. "Baby Herc"), developed as a joint venture between its Alenia Aeronautica subsidiary and Lockheed Martin, has been finalized as Bulgaria's choice to replace its current fleet of Antonov An-26 "Curl" airlifters. The Bulgarians want 8 C-27Js, which share significant commonalities with the C-130J Hercules that extend to most of their avionics and their engines as well as their look. The "Baby Hercs" will be used for troops and material transport within Bulgaria, and may also participate in NATO operations (Bulgaria has been a NATO member since April 2004) as they are fully compliant with civil and military interoperability standards. Contract negotiations are due to start shortly.

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