The commercial collaboration between Italy and Azerbaijan is consolidated, having signed a contract for the supply of the C-27J Spartan as part of the visit of an Azerbaijani delegation to Italy in the presence of representatives of the defense ministers of the two countries.
Initially linked to the energy sectors, the collaboration between Italy and Azerbaijan also extends to defense industry products thanks to the valuable contribution offered by the working group of the Italian Ministry of Defence. Leonardo's C-27J purchase programme, a tactical transport aircraft that has gained many years of experience in the most challenging operational scenarios, was finalized in the context of a technical table between the Italian Ministry of Defense and the Azeri counterpart. The agreement is part of the extensive modernization program of the Azeri Armed Forces which are looking with increasing interest at the products of Italian industry.
Used in the most challenging geographical, environmental and operational contexts, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan is an aircraft capable of carrying out various types of missions in the fields of defense and civil protection. The vast operational experience accumulated in various Air Forces around the world makes it the ideal aircraft for military transport missions, airdrop of paratroopers and materials, tactical support to troops in the last mile ", special forces operations, humanitarian assistance and support to affected populations from environmental disasters.
