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Boeing Delivers Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases 1st C-17 Training Center
ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, enabling the base to cut costs by training… Continue reading
Kuwait – C-17 GLOBEMASTER III
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $371 million.
The Government… Continue reading
India to get strategic airlift muscle with induction of C-17s from June
NEW DELHI: From this June onwards, India will finally begin to add some real strategic airlift muscle. IAF’s capability to swiftly transport combat troops and war-fighting equipment to distant battle-fronts will be hugely bolstered with the induction of the gigantic… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney F117 Engines Surpass 10 Million Flight Hours on C-17 Fleet
Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 10 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2.5 million flight hours while supporting military and humanitarian mission in… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Powers Qatar’s Latest Boeing C-17s
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., recently delivered eight F117-PW-100 engines to power two new Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). Boeing delivered the two aircraft at its facility in Long Beach,… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Delivers First 10 Engines to Boeing for India’s C-17 Aircraft
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Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has delivered the first 10 F117 engines to Boeing to power a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. India’s Ministry of Defence… Continue reading
US Air National Guard Welcome C-17s to Memphis Base
164th Airlift Wing to operate most advanced airlift aircraft
MEMPHIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2013 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air National Guard on Feb. 2 marked the 164th Airlift Wing’s transition to the Boeing… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 1st C-17 to Flight Test
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Boeing on Jan. 22 delivered — on schedule — the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). India’s first C-17 will now enter a U.S. Air Force flight test program at Edwards Air… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Royal Australian Air Force’s 6th C-17
Boeing delivered the sixth Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globemaster III today at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach. The airlifter will be assigned to No. 36 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane, where it will… Continue reading
C-17 Sustainment Team Wins Top Award for Government-Industry Partnership
The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) was recently awarded the 2012 Secretary of Defense “Gerald R. Beck” Performance Based Logistics (PBL) system-level Award by the Secretary of Defense. The GISP team includes Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, and the… Continue reading
U.S. DOD Launches ‘Airlift Event’ to Support Sandy Relief
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 – The Defense Department launched “a significant airlift event” to quickly get power restoration equipment to New York, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked DOD to airlift equipment from… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $2 Billion C-17 Aircraft Sustainment Contract
Boeing will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability, through a $2 billion follow-on contract it recently received from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program… Continue reading