The transport aircraft is a valuable asset for the United States Air Force.

A C-17 Globemaster III performs a powerful close-up takeoff, revealing the immense strength of one of the world’s largest military transport aircraft. As the engines surge to full power, the massive ...

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 use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing obviates the need for a re-engining of the 222 C-17s in the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Boeing Co.'s McDonnell Douglas unit won a $248 million contract modification for work on C-17 airplane engines, the U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday. The ...

The AN/ALR-69A radar warning receiver is the C-17's 'ears' in a spectrum filled with invisible emissions, detecting and ...