Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. Let's examine its tail, for example. Basically, to make room for its rear loading operations, McDonnell Douglas ...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...
The Boeing Company BA recently secured a modification contract to support the sustainment of C-17 Globemaster III jets. The award has been provided by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Robins ...
The 63rd Air Refueling Squadron refuels a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An emergency spending bill approved by the Senate on Thursday includes $227.5 million to continue production of Boeing's C-17 transport aircraft, which supports about 1,800 jobs in ...
In 2015, Boeing wrapped up production of the C-17 Globemaster III, one of the most iconic military transport aircraft ever made. The last C-17 took off from its production facility in Long Beach, ...
The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued $2.45 billion to Boeing Defense, Space and Security for support and sustainment services on the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III program. The award is a ...
Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across the USAF’s C-17 fleet. Small, simple and ...
As enormous a military budget as the United States has, money is never infinite. It's being allocated in a thousand different directions, just like a household budget, but on a larger scale. As such, ...
The baby girl was named after the C-17 aircraft's call sign. The Afghan baby born on a U.S. military evacuation plane her family boarded to flee the Taliban has been named after the plane. The baby's ...
The State Department has approved a potential follow-on $195 million foreign military sale of sustainment support services to Canada’s fleet of C-17 military cargo aircraft. Canada requested aircraft ...