Tag: C-17
Human remains found in landing gear of military flight from Kabul,...
The US Air Force said on Tuesday that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding human remains that were found in the wheel well of...
Royal Air Force C-17 arrives in Mali for the first time
A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft has arrived at Gao airfield in Mali for the first time. The flight...
US Air Force uses drone for C-17 post flight inspection
The US Air Force 412th Test Wing's Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force (CTF) used a quadcopter to conduct a maintenance inspection of...
RAF airlift assistance for French counter-insurgency ops in Africa
A crew from the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Number 99 Squadron have been assisting French troops in sub-Saharan Africa by delivering supplies...
Last C-17 leaves Boeing California production plant
The final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlifter at the company's plant in Long Beach, California left on Sunday, November 29, marking...
Qatar purchases four C-17s, expands fleet to eight
Boeing and the government of Qatar recently signed an agreement for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters.
These aircraft will...
Kentucky Air Guard unit establishes cargo hub in Senegal for Ebola...
More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group stood up a cargo hub that will funnel...
Algeria acquires Chinese artillery; evaluating UAVs
The Algerian military appears to have acquired self-propelled artillery from China and is evaluating Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it continues...
Uganda supporting US airlift missions in Africa
Uganda has supported several US airlift missions on behalf of French and African Union forces over the past few months by providing...
U.S. starts flying Rwandan forces into Central African Republic
The U.S. military on Thursday flew a first detachment of Rwandan soldiers into the Central African Republic to bolster African Union peacekeeping...
U.S. to airlift Rwandan forces into Central African Republic
The U.S. military will soon begin flying Rwandan troops into the Central African Republic, possibly starting on Thursday, in its second such...
Britain sends plane to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan
Britain said on Thursday it had sent a plane to South Sudan to evacuate its nationals after five days of fighting between...
French, US, UK deploying military aircraft to CAR
France is deploying a sizeable number of aircraft, including transport and combat helicopters, to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of...
Boeing sows seeds for African growth
Whilst Boeing airliners are well known and operated in almost every country of the world, Boeing are more selective as to whom...
Foreign nations supplying aircraft for Mali intervention
Several Western and African nations are supplying transport and combat aircraft in support of the operation to free Mali from Islamist rebels,...
UAE gains a C-17
Boeing delivered a fifth C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence earlier this month....
Boeing confirms Indian order for 10 C-17s as Indian defence market...
Boeing has finalised a contract to supply ten of its C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the Indian Air Force, which will replace...
