Slovenia officially takes over first Spartan military aircraft

Cerklje ob Krki, 20 December - Defence Minister Marjan Šarec hosted the official handover of a C-27J Spartan, a tactical military aircraft purchased from the Italian aircraft manufacturer Leonardo, at the Cerklje ob Krki airport on Wednesday. He noted that the aircraft would not be used only by the army, as it would also serve in natural disaster relief efforts.

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki, vojašnica Jerneja Molana.
Slovesnost ob prihodu prvega taktičnega transportnega letala C-27J Spartan.
Slovesnosti so se udeležili minister za obrambo Marjan Šarec, člani odbora DZ za obrambo, predstavniki italijanskega ministrstva za obrambo, predstavnik veleposlaništva Italije v RS, namestnik načelnika Generalštaba Slovenske vojske brigadir Franc Koračin ter predstavniki podjetja Leonardo.
Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
Defence Minister Marjan Šarec addresses a ceremony at Cerklje ob Krki airbase to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Cerklje ob Krki
A ceremony held to welcome the arrival of the first of two C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft purchased by Slovenia from Italy.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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