The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is one of the most successful military cargo planes, so how does it compare to the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane? At first glance, the Boeing C-17 ...

From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility, delve into the unique roles of the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III.

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 ...

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCIV) — Part of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fell out of the sky and landed in a South Carolina school parking lot Thursday afternoon, according to a source. A high-ranking ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is a cornerstone of Western strategic airlift capability today. A total of 279 were produced, including prototypes. Only one has been lost in an accident, leaving around 275 ...

The C-17 is a long-range, heavy-lift transport aircraft powered by four 40,440-lb.-thrust Pratt & Whitney F117-100 turbofans. First flight took place in 1991. The C-17 can carry outsized military ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The first of 10 C-17 airlifters for the Indian air force (IAF) is en route to an air force station near Delhi, following departure from Boeing’s Long Beach, Calif., production ...

Boeing overcharged the Air Force for simple spare parts on C-17 aircraft by $1 million over a four-year period, according to the Pentagon. The defense giant marked up the cost of soap dispensers by ...

Order placed two years ago by the Armed Forces will materialise between now and the end of 2012 Abu Dhabi: US-based Boeing plans to deliver four C-17 aircraft ordered two years ago by the UAE Armed ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will buy a seventh C-17 Globemaster military transport plane from Boeing, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said on Tuesday. No value was given for the contract, which has yet ...