With the initial contract for production of C-17 cargo planes set to expire, the Air Force and Boeing Co. are lobbying hard for an extension of the program, including offering incentives to the nation ...
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 ...
Iconic American jets with a big thing in common.
The C-17 Globemaster III is one of several aircraft the United States has that can deploy all four of its thrust reversers in flight. It's a tactic called a reverse-idle descent, and it's something no ...
With thousands of Americans, Afghans and third-party foreign nationals seeking to leave Afghanistan following a takeover by the Taliban, hundreds of people packed into an Air Force C-17 cargo plane ...
Discover how the C-17 Globemaster’s unique cabin design enables tanks, flying hospitals, polar missions, missile tests, and global airlift flexibility ...
Proving to be one of the most flexible transport aircraft in United States Air Force history, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III provides improved airlift capabilities close to ...
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