# Tanzania orders C-27J Spartan from Leonardo

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2024/01/tanzania-orders-c-27j-spartan-from-leonardo/
- Published: 2024-01-12T07:55:25+01:00
- Author: Sarah Lesedi

On 9 January 2024, [Tanzania’s](https://www.military.africa/?s=Tanzania) Minister
of Defence and National Service, Stergomena Tax, signed a contract with Leonardo
SpA for the delivery of two [C-27J Spartan transport aircraft](https://www.military.africa/2024/01/c-27j-spartan-achieves-250000-operational-flight-hours/)
for the Jeshi la Anga la Wananchi wa Tanzania (Tanzania Air Force Command).

The aircraft will be equipped with kits for carrying out humanitarian missions and
Search And Rescue (SAR). The transporters will also be used for firefighting operations
on Mount Kilimanjaro and in the East African region.

The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured
by Leonardo’s Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). It is an
advanced derivative of the former Alenia Aeronautica’s earlier G.222.

The C-27J Spartans will be operated by the Transport Squadron at Dar Es-Salaam/Julius
Nyerere air base. A delivery date for the new aircraft was not revealed.

The military transport aircraft has been chosen by operators in 16 countries across
all continents Significant operational achievements through a wide range of defence
and civil protection missions in the most challenging environments and operating
conditions, where other aircraft can’t be deployed.

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In Africa, the C-27J Spartan has been acquired by [Chad](https://www.military.africa/2023/12/chadian-air-force-loses-its-last-c-27j-spartan-in-crash-landing/),
[Kenya](https://www.military.africa/2020/11/kenyan-air-force-takes-delivery-of-third-and-final-c-27j-spartan/),
Morocco, and [Zambia](https://www.military.africa/2022/02/zambia-deploys-c-27j-spartan-to-pemba/).

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The aircraft’s capabilities, which have been extensively demonstrated in many challenging

operations, with its modular design have grown over the years to meet evolving requirementsin
the market, both in terms of technical characteristics and military/civil missions.

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