How does the C-17 Globemaster III stack up with other modern cargo aircraft? The question immediately raises more questions, such as whether the comparison is with civil or military aircraft, and what ...

A deep dive into the design behind the distinctive C-17.

Boeing has offered details about its US Air Force (USAF) contract to provide a modernised flight deck for the C-17 strategic transport. The project will see Boeing design, manufacture, integrate, and ...

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 ...