The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...

Yet, there is no single aircraft that can do all the things that a C-17 can do. That is why it remains one of the most ...

Last week, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the ...

This video captured one of the most aggressive mission profiles a C-17 Globemaster could fly. The aircraft performed ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2015, Boeing wrapped up production of the C-17 Globemaster III, one of the most iconic military transport aircraft ever made. The last C-17 took off from its production facility in Long Beach, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been ...

A military aircraft landed at Charleston International Airport with a collapsed nose gear on Thursday night, according to officials. Joint Base Charleston ...