page_title: Aeritalia G.222
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Aeritalia G.222 / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Italian Air Force G.222 (code 14-11) taxis for take off at the 2009 Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.
context_page_description: The Aeritalia G.222 is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. It was developed to meet a NATO specification, but Italy was initially the only NATO member to adopt the type. The United States purchased a small number of G.222s, designating them the C-27A Spartan.
  A modernised variant, the Alenia C-27J Spartan, has been developed. While it retains many aspects of the original aircraft, the C-27J adopts the same engines and many of the systems used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.
context_section_description: Current operators
   Nigeria
  Nigerian Air Force received 5 aircraft during 1984–85. Alenia Aeronautica is updating these aircraft. 1 ex-Italian Air Force aircraft ordered in 2008.
   Somalia
  Somali Air Corps received 4 aircraft.
   Tunisia
  Tunisian Air Force ordered 5 aircraft never delivered.
  Former operators
   Afghanistan
  Afghan Air Force has received several former Italian Air Force G.222s under a USAF contract. Following upgrades by Alenia, deliveries began in 2009. By December 2012, 16 aircraft had been delivered; the USAF canceled the contract then because of lack of maintenance support from Alenia and scrapped them in summer of 2014.
   Argentina
  Argentine Army Aviation had 3 aircraft. All retired as of December 2015.
   Italy
  Italian Air Force operated 56 aircraft (44 G.222A, 4 G.222RM, 4 G.222SAA, 2 G.222TCM and 2 G.222VS). Officially retired in September 2005, but at least 1 G.222VS aircraft remains operational.
   Kenya
  Kenya Air Force - 3 aircraft that will replace the DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft that it retired in 2014 after being in operation for close to 40 Years
   Libya
  Libyan Air Force operated 20 aircraft. By 2004, these had all reportedly been sold to a private company.
   Peru
  Peruvian National Police
   Thailand
  Royal Thai Air Force operated 6 aircraft; retired as of 2010.
   United Arab Emirates
  Dubai had 1 aircraft (former operator).
   United States
  United States Air Force operated 10 C-27A (1990–99)
  US Department of State has 4 ex-USAF C-27As for transport in support of counter-narcotics activities in South America, primarily Colombia.
   Venezuela
  Venezuelan Air Force - 6 aircraft
  Venezuelan Army - 2 aircraft
caption: An Italian Air Force G.222A at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2009
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