The Last Mile

The Battlefield Airlifter is an Aircraft Designed to Take Personnel, Materiel and Forces “the Last Tactical Mile”, While Providing, According to the Raaf’s Air Power Manual, “time Sensitive Airlift Which May Be Critical to the Achievement of Theatre Objectives”.

Since the Retirement of the Dhc- 4 Caribou in 2009, the Adf Has Been Unable to Fill This Niche, but Vital Role. That is Until the Arrival of Air Mobility Group’s Newest Battlefield Airlift Platform, the Alenia C-27j Spartan.