The incredible engineering of the USAF's unique airlifter.

ENGINES: The Pentagon has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1 billion contract for an unspecified number of F117-PW-100 engines, the powerplants that drive the C-17 Globemaster. Solicitations were issued in ...

The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first dibs, purchasing a total of 223 of them. Boeing delivered the first C-17 in ...

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 use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing obviates the need for a re-engining of the 222 C-17s in the ...

The Pacific Ocean spans roughly 165 million square kilometers, dotted with thousands of islands across distances that dwarf entire continents. Within this vast theater, where the next global conflict ...

With its long history in the aviation industry, it's unsurprising Boeing has seen many changes to its fleets. As aviation technology improves, it's only natural that older units are replaced with more ...

In mid-December, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the company’s C-17 airlifter. The avionics redesign through the use of ...