Alenia Aeronautica G-222
The G-222 planes, which were used by the Italian army until 2005, will be refitted and bought by the U.S. Air Force before being supplied to its Afghan counterpart, Finmeccanica said in a statement.
The planes, which can transport up to 10 tons of freight or take 36 people at a time for medical evacuation, are set to be supplied between 2009 and 2011, the group said.
Some 2,400 Italian soldiers are in Afghanistan with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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