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 ...

Recent conflicts have renewed attention on the type and as the defence budgets are increasing, countries are looking to ...

The REVOLVER concept explores using the C-17 transport aircraft to launch hypersonic missiles from the air. By adapting cargo ...

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 ...

Boeing has disclosed details of its US Air Force contract to provide a modernised flight deck for the C-17 strategic ...

Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Wednesday afternoon marked a historic event at Camp ...

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 U.S. Air Force has picked Boeing to update the flight deck of the company’s C-17 Globemaster III as the service expects to keep the airlifter flying for decades to come.

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 ...

The dispensers were 80 times more expensive than the commercially available alternative. The audit of C-17 part purchases was done in response to a DoD Hotline allegation. The US Air Force overpaid ...

Boeing overcharged the Air Force for simple spare parts on C-17 aircraft by $1 million over a four-year period, according to the Pentagon. The defense giant marked up the cost of soap dispensers by ...