Boeing has long been a key player in the global aviation industry. Its commercial jets are used by airlines around the world and form the core of many global fleets. But alongside its presence in the ...

Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. To make room for its rear loading ...

From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility.

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 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 and the UAE Air Force and Air Defence today announced that the UAE has signed a contract for the acquisition of six Boeing C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters. The UAE, which announced in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boeing has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to design, manufacture, and integrate a modernized flight deck for the C-17 ...

There are several cargo planes currently in use by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), but only one of them is described by America’s aviators as “the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force”: ...

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...

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 ...