The C-17 Globemaster serves as the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and ...

Among the many acclaimed Boeing aircraft cut from factory lines is the C-17 Globemaster III. Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the ...

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 ...

Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III at 26,000 feet ... feet with just three crew members manning the aircraft. We can do everything from supporting ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is a military cargo jet that can carry what their commercial counterparts can’t, to places those other planes can’t go. The people who keep these planes flying are ...

Narrator: The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of airdropping ... the C-17 can cost up to $340 million per plane. The C-17 has been used to safely transport COVID patients from hostile areas ...

The C-17 Globemaster is a Boeing-built military airlifter that first flew on September 15, 1991. Two hundred seventy-nine aircraft were built between 1991 and 2015, with the overwhelming majority ...

Boeing received $2.46 billion U.S. Air Force contract modification for sustainment of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2027. The contract involves ...