Combat Aviator on MSN

USAF C-17 Globemaster III: ACE backbone for Pacific resupply

When military strategists discuss power projection in the Indo-Pacific, fighter jets and naval vessels often dominate the ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

USAF C-17 & C-130: Pacific airpower’s unsung backbone

When most people think about military airpower, images of sleek fighter jets screaming across the sky come to mind. The ...
AOL

The US Military Just Made History With A C-17 Plane & A Nuclear Reactor

A Ward 250 nuclear microreactor positioned for loading into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. - United States Department of War February 15, 2026 was a historic day for the United States ...
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 ...
Electrek

World’s first: US Air Force deploys portable nuclear power station [video]

For the first time, a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III has airlifted a complete, 5 MW nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah for assembly and ...
The National Interest

The C-17 Could Stay a “Globemaster” for Another 50 Years

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Air Force Considering Bringing Forward C-17 Replacement

The U.S. Air Force may need to look at moving more quickly to develop a new airlifter based on the heavy use the Boeing C-17 has seen, including considering what is available now, the service’s top ...
Flying

Boeing to Modernize Flight Deck for C-17

Boeing has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to design, manufacture, and integrate a modernized flight deck for the C-17 Globemaster III. The upgrade involves replacing critical avionics with a modern ...
Aviation Week

USAF Buys More C-17 Self-Protection Kits

USAF is continuing its steady stream of funding to Northrop Grumman to provide protection against heat-seeking missiles to its aircraft. The latest is a $12.5-million deal to install the Large ...
Jane's Information Group

Australia, US demonstrate ‘rapid infiltration' capability at military exercise

The Australian Army transported its HIMARS on USAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft to demonstrate the artillery systemʼs air transportability as a part of Exercise 'Kenney Strikes Backʼ. (Commonwealth of ...
Defense One

USAF ‘woefully behind’ on modernizing mobility aircraft, airlift commander says

AURORA, Colorado—The Air Force’s top mobility leader would like decades-old air transports and tankers to be replaced sooner than the late 2030s, as currently planned. Lt. Gen. Reba Sonkiss, the ...