The National Interest on MSN

The C-17 Could Stay a “Globemaster” for Another 50 Years

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL ...
Defense One

USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern

A Nov. 19 solicitation memo says the C-5 Galaxy will fly until 2045 and the C-17 Globemaster until 2075, longer than ...
The Aviationist on MSN

U.S. Air Force C-17s Might Soon Fly with Drag-Reducing Microvanes, Saving $14 Million in Fuel Costs Annually

Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin ...
Defense Daily

USAF To Award Pratt & Whitney Engine Performance Restoration Contract For C-17 By End Of FY 2027

The Air Force plans to award a 10-year firm fixed price contract at the end of fiscal 2027 to RTX's Pratt & Whitney for the restoration of the ...
Yahoo

US Air Force develops 3D-printed blade devices to slash C-17 fuel consumption

The U.S. Air Force has made significant progress, with the Operational Energy and Air Mobility Command now entering the final evaluation phase for an innovative technology: Microvane drag reduction ...
Aviation Week

USAF Overpaid For C-17 Parts, More Oversight Needed, Watchdog Says

A Boeing C-17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in August. Credit: U.S. Air Force An anonymous tip about an expensive soap dispenser for the lavatory on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has led to ...
The Aviationist

Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel

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 Aviationist

The Flexible C-17 Globemaster III has Impressive STOL Capabilities

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 ...
autoevolution

Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Chaparral Joins Forces With the Giant C-17

Logistics experts agree that self-flying drones are a key element of future operations, not just for their zero-emissions potential but also for new levels of speed and efficiency. When it comes to ...
Military.com

'Up-and-Comer' in Missile Defense Agency Died Following Air Force C-17 Testing Mishap

A civilian employee with the Missile Defense Agency died last year after experiencing decompression sickness aboard an Air Force C-17 during a missile testing flight, an accident investigation ...
Aviation Week

UAE Air Force takes delivery of its first C-17 Globemaster from Boeing

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 ...
Post and Courier

Commentary: Charleston C-17 was misused in deportation operation

Until April 2, mass deportation of noncitizens was a distant story, almost theoretical somehow. At the least, it strained belief that mass deportation was happening in the United States. But on that ...