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

Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

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 ...

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the skies over the 2024 London Airshow in Canada came alive with the thunder of USAF heavy lifters. The massive C-17 Globemaster III and the KC-135 Stratotanker ...

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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