Airman 1st Class Hazen Sanders, with the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares equipment to refuel a C-17 at Ramstein ...

The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

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 ...

While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot transport as much cargo per plane than the C-5, the C-17 is the backbone of U.S.

The U.S. Air Force plans for its Next Generation Airlift (NGAL) aircraft to be operational by fiscal year 2041, with production potentially starting in FY2038. To mitigate risks associated with NGAL ...