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  "path": "/2026/04/16/australia-announces-c-27j-spartan-retirement/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T20:42:52.000Z",
  "site": "https://theaviationist.com",
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    "Military Aviation",
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  "textContent": "A new Australian defence strategy will see AU$5 billion redirected from current programs towards new capabilities, with the headline cut being the early withdrawal of the RAAF’s ten C-27J Spartan airlifters. News of the cut came with the release of Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy, which states the Italian-built transport aircraft will be replaced “with […]",
  "title": "Australia Announces Early Retirement of Troubled C-27J Spartan Fleet"
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