While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot ...

The C-17 has a reputation as a versatile aircraft that has played a part in a wide range of transport missions for troops, ...

The head of air mobility for the US Air Force (USAF) says the service is eyeing the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter. The still-conceptual transport is envisioned as succeeding both the ...

Though the company as we know it today didn't officially exist until 1995, iterations of Lockheed Martin have been manufacturing aircraft for the U.S. military and other governments for over 100 years ...

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 ...

A Boeing C-17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in August. Credit: U.S. Air Force An anonymous tip about an expensive soap dispenser for the lavatory on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has led to ...

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