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 Globemaster III is one of several aircraft the United States has that can deploy all four of its thrust reversers in flight. It's a tactic called a reverse-idle descent, and it's something no ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Boeing has delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence during a ceremony at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach earlier today UAE ...

The Air Force is preparing for the Next Generation Airlifter (NGAL) to replace both aircraft, though it is still around 20 years from active service. The US Air Force plans to replace both of its ...

Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned to the 176th Wing, arrives at Joint Base ...