Second Spartan aircraft lands in Slovenia

Cerklje ob Krki, 17 December - The second of the two C-27J Spartan tactical military aircraft ordered by Slovenia touched down at the Cerklje ob Krki airbase on Tuesday. Slovenia commissioned the first Spartan in 2021 and the second one following a wildfire in the Kras region in the summer of 2022. The price tag for both is just under EUR 129 million excluding VAT.

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 File photo

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
File photo

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