Proving to be one of the most flexible transport aircraft in United States Air Force history, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing ...

There's no denying that the C-17 Globemaster III is a large plane. It has a diameter of 22.5 feet, is 174-feet long, and has a wingspan of 169.8-feet from winglet tip to winglet tip with an area ...

T he Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster aircraft successfully landed on the Kargil airstrip on Wednesday for the first time, according to sources. The trial landing marks a significant achievement ...

U.S. Air Force senior enlisted leaders board a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for SEL Mission Command Training, Oct. 22, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st ...

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares to land at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on May 19, 2024. A Defense Department Inspector General's audit found that the Air Force paid more than 80 times the market ...

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.

Boeing overcharged the Air Force for simple spare parts on C-17 aircrafts by $1 million from a period of 2018 to 2022, according to Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking information on potential industry sources with experience and capabilities to meet the requirements of the second iteration of the C-17 Aircraft Globemaster ...

The U.S. Air Force Material Command (AFMC) will have a big presence at EAA AirVenture in late July. Five aircraft from AFMC will be on static display on Boeing Plaza, led by the B-52 Bomber and C ...

Oct 29: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET 44:29. The Air Force overpaid for soap dispensers used in the bathrooms of C-17 military aircraft by 7,943% — or more than 80 times the price of similar ...

The platform could enable predictive maintenance for hundreds of aircraft, including the B-1 Lancer, the C-5 Galaxy, the KC-135 Stratotanker, the C-17 Globemaster III and the C-130J Super Hercules.

Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon's inspector general.