Why Boeing may restart a C-17 Globemaster production line it shut down 11 years ago

With years of intense usage, Washington is increasingly questioning how long the existing C-17 can be sustained and if new production is necessary.

C-17 Cargo Jets Flowing To Caribbean For Venezuela Earthquake Relief Effort

C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets are starting to fly to the Caribbean with personnel and supplies for the Venezuelan earthquake relief efforts. The flights are part of a growing U.S. military presence ...
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Watch a 585,000 pound US C-17 fly into chaos - "No room for error"

A massive U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster, capable of weighing over 585,000 pounds, carried out one of the most intense and ...
Aviation Week

USAF’s Mobility Command Presses To Speed Up C-17, C-5 Replacement

A C-17 onloads equipment during a July 2025 exercise. Credit: U.S. Air Force AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force needs to press forward on modernizing its airlift fleet after being too slow on ...
Reuters

US okays potential $540 million C-17 support sale to Canada, State Department says

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. State ‌Department said on Tuesday it had ⁠approved a possible $540 million sale of C-17 sustainment services and ‌related ⁠equipment to Canada.
Aviation Today

Boeing Receives Sole Source Award For C-17 Flight Deck Replacement, As USAF Projects Spares For Two LRUs Will Run Out in FY 2028

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 ...
Aviation Today

Use of Commercial Technologies Obviates Need for C-17 Re-engining, USAF Says

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 ...