The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

Last week, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the ...

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 ...

Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) celebrated Qatar's deployment of its Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters during an Air Force Day ceremony at Doha International Airport acknowledging the successful use ...

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 ...

Reach 4574, a C-17 Globemaster III, flew direct from Kirtland AFB, home to the AFMC Nuclear Weapons Centre, to RAF Lakenheath with the support of KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Ever since the ...

Boeing may restart C-17 production amid rising demand, but high costs, lack of facilities, and uncertain ROI make resuming the line a significant logistical and financial challenge. Boeing delivered ...

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...