The C-27J we developed with Lockheed Martin because we were going to propose a family of airplanes. What we did is we had the airframe of the well-proven G.222, which was an older aircraft--and we sold 120 of them around the world before that was militarized--and we put in the same engine, the same propeller, and the same avionics suite that the C-130J has. So we have experience in this. The Italian air force has C-130Js and C-27Js. They're called Js for that reason, by the way. What they do is they have a big percentage of shared logistics, but also it's very useful because the training is similar, so the pilot, who is a trained C-130 pilot, can the day after, if needed, operate on a C-27J. When you have the two airplanes it's an advantage, because you have a commonality in logistics and training.
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