The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first dibs, purchasing a total of 223 of them. Boeing delivered the first C-17 in ...
The C-17 Globemaster III is described by the U.S. Air Force as “the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force.” America’s military is so in love with the plane that over 200 of them are ...
An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL ...
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 ...
Boeing is reportedly considering resuming production of its C-17 Globemaster III jet, discontinued in 2015. That's going to be quite a trick since the Long Beach, California factory that made the ...