Military Airlift: The Joint Cargo Aircraft Program

Abstract

Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is a joint acquisition program between the Army and Air Force intended to procure a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft capable of meeting Army and Air Force requirements for intra-theater airlift. The C-27J Spartan, built by L-3 Communications, was awarded the JCA contract in 2007. This is an update of a report by William Knight and will be updated as conditions warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2008
Accession Number
ADA488889

Entities

People

  • Allan Hess

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.