C-17

Military Aviation News April 17, 2013

Kuwait – C-17 GLOBEMASTER III

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft and associated…

Military Aviation News March 11, 2013

India to get strategic airlift muscle with induction of C-17s from June

NEW DELHI: From this June onwards, India will finally begin to add some real strategic airlift muscle. IAF’s capability to swiftly transport combat troops and…

Military Aviation News February 22, 2013

Pratt & Whitney F117 Engines Surpass 10 Million Flight Hours on C-17 Fleet

Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 10 million engine flight hours. At the same…

Military Aviation News February 5, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Powers Qatar’s Latest Boeing C-17s

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., recently delivered eight F117-PW-100 engines to power two new Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Qatar…

Military Aviation News February 4, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Delivers First 10 Engines to Boeing for India’s C-17 Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has delivered the first 10 F117 engines to Boeing to power a fleet…

Military Aviation News February 4, 2013

US Air National Guard Welcome C-17s to Memphis Base

164th Airlift Wing to operate most advanced airlift aircraft MEMPHIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2013 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S….

Military Aviation News January 23, 2013

Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 1st C-17 to Flight Test

Boeing Boeing on Jan. 22 delivered — on schedule — the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). India’s…

Military Aviation News November 1, 2012

Boeing Delivers Royal Australian Air Force’s 6th C-17

Boeing delivered the sixth Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globemaster III today at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach. The airlifter will…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News November 1, 2012

C-17 Sustainment Team Wins Top Award for Government-Industry Partnership

The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) was recently awarded the 2012 Secretary of Defense “Gerald R. Beck” Performance Based Logistics (PBL) system-level Award…

Military Aviation News November 1, 2012

U.S. DOD Launches ‘Airlift Event’ to Support Sandy Relief

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 – The Defense Department launched “a significant airlift event” to quickly get power restoration equipment to New York, Pentagon Press Secretary…

Military Aviation News October 10, 2012

Boeing Receives $2 Billion C-17 Aircraft Sustainment Contract

Boeing will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability, through a $2 billion follow-on contract it…

Military Aviation News October 4, 2012

Discovery Channel series highlights C-17

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) — The show “Mighty Planes” took aim at a new plane, the C-17 Globemaster III, and the Discovery Channel was…

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