A closer look into the true size, design, and mission role of the legendary C-17 Globemaster.

The C-17 Globemaster's unique design allows it to fly at altitudes and speeds that would cause other jets of its size to drop out of the sky.

More than 112 U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft are surging into the Middle East in one of the largest American airlifts in years, carrying heavy equipment, missile defenses, and thousands of ...

The U.S. military made history on Feb 15 by airlifting a nuclear reactor for the first time. Here's why they did that and what it means for the military.

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 C-17 is the backbone of strategic airlift, with the aircraft repeatedly called on to surge to meet demands. Dozens of the aircraft have currently been airlifting equipment and personnel to ...

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 ...

Boeing has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to design and integrate a modernized flight deck for the C-17 Globemaster III. The upgrade will replace critical avionics with a modern, modular ...

A military aircraft but one painted in the colours of a Gulf airline has been handed over to its new owners in a special ceremony in California. Boeing handed over the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C ...

Using the five megawatt reactor would mean US forces could operate without fear that an enemy might cut fuel supplies.

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...