The BoeingC-17 Globemaster III is set to undergo a complete digital cockpit overhaul soon because critical avionics components, specifically mission computers and multifunction displays, are projected ...

Why can the C-17 land on short runways?

The C-17 Globemaster’s unique landing system lets it reach tiny runways, but its distinctive noise footprint remains a major ...

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 ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract for providing sustainment services to C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. The award has been provided by the Air Force Lifecycle ...

If you were looking up in the cloudy Wichita sky Monday, you might have caught a glimpse of an important piece of U.S. Air Force logistics.