Campaigners have called for government "transparency" amid reports the United States Air Force has moved nuclear weapons to a ...

Proving to be one of the most flexible transport aircraft in United States Air Force history, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III provides improved airlift capabilities close to ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation, this time for a new documentary video about the McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III. Footage Credit: US Air-Force, DoD ,Derivative Work by The Daily Aviation.

Born in the stables of McDonnell Douglas, which is now part of Boeing, the monster spans from wingtip to wingtip for a distance of 170 feet (52 meters) and has a fuselage diameter of 23 feet (7 ...

Development of the C-17 was begun in the 1980s by McDonnell Douglas, which Boeing later acquired. Test flights commenced in 1991 and by 1995, the first squadron was declared operationally ready.

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a multibillion-dollar contract to sustain the worldwide fleet of C-17 Globemaster III strategic transports over the next 10 years.

The Globemaster can carry a payload of 164,900 pounds (75 metric tons) for as much as 2,700 miles (4,300 km), and it’s capable of landing on and taking off from very short runways – it only ...

Boeing delivered its final C-17 Globemaster III nearly a decade ago after 279 four-engine strategic airlifters were produced. However, the aerospace firm continues to support the current fleet and ...

The US Air Force (USAF) used Boeing C-17A Globemaster III and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules platforms instead of its Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter for its evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan ...

The McDonnell Douglas / Boeing C-17 Globemaster III boasts a cruise speed of around 450 knots at FL280. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force / Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck] ...