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Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan 4122 at Heraklion, archive September 10, 2019

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C-27J Spartan: Leonardo awarded €552,000 contract for Greek crew simulator training

A €552,000 implementing contract awards Leonardo recurrent C-27J simulator training for 12 Greek crews. Issued in August, the decision was posted on October 6.

Archive: Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan 4122 at Heraklion on September 10, 2019. Photo: Eduard Marmet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped by NemesisHD and converted to WebP; this version is also CC BY-SA 2.0. The photo does not depict simulator training.

The Hellenic Air Force’s Air Support Command has awarded Leonardo S.p.A. the first implementing contract for recurrent C-27J Spartan flight simulator training. The decision was issued on August 27, 2026 and posted on Diavgeia on October 6.

Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan 4122 at Heraklion, archive September 10, 2019
Archive: Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan 4122 at Heraklion on September 10, 2019. Photo: Eduard Marmet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped by NemesisHD and converted to WebP; this version is also CC BY-SA 2.0. The photo does not depict simulator training.

Worth €552,000, the contract covers 12 crews. Each crew is to complete two four-hour simulator sessions per half-year. At €2,875 per training hour, two annual training cycles for those crews amount to the stated €552,000 annual cost.

The award falls under framework agreement 77/25, a four-year arrangement worth €4,232,000. Leonardo was selected through tender 27/24. The requirement was approved in November 2024 and provides for training through a certified provider abroad; the award decision does not name the training location. The framework agreement was drawn up to cover 23 C-27J crews.

The implementing contract became public days after KYSEA approved technical support and upgrading for the C-27J fleet. The simulator award concerns recurrent crew training under the separate framework agreement.

C-27J Spartan Hellenic Air Force Leonardo Simulator training