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Alenia Partnership
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 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company President Dain Hancock and Alenia Aeronautica President and Chairman Giorgio Zappa met in February to review joint programs involving the two firms. They discussed future business goals and objectives on programs, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the jointly developed C-27J Spartan. Last year, Italy joined the Joint Strike Fighter program as a participant in the System Development and Demonstration phase. Lockheed Martin is providing technical, training, and spares support to F-16s provided by the US government to Italy under a leasing agreement signed in March 2001. The C-27J Spartan transport is the result of a co-development partnership between Alenia Aeronautica and Lockheed Martin. Based on Alenia’s G.222 design, the C-27J incorporates advanced propulsion and cockpit technologies of the C-130J. First flight of the C-27J occurred in early 2000. Greece has ordered twelve C-27Js with an option for three more, and Italy has ordered twelve aircraft. |
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