Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

In 2025, the C-5 still leads in raw payload and range, while the C-17 dominates in flexibility and access, two giants that shape modern air mobility.

Now that Elon Musk has acknowledged withholding satellite internet service to Ukraine, the U.S. Air Force secretary said the military needs commercial services available. “If we're going to rely upon ...

The U.S. Air Force is implementing the Mission Execution Excellence Program (MEEP) to improve fuel efficiency in its C-17 Globemaster III fleet, aiming for a 3% increase in mission effectiveness per ...

WASHINGTON >> The Pentagon inspector general has subpoenaed United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney engine unit, saying the company has repeatedly refused to document more than $1.54 billion in ...

Tech Sgt. Connor Oswald, a loadmaster assigned to the 4th Airlift Squadron, connects a fuel hose during a wet-wing defuel while Senior Airman John Soto, a fellow loadmaster, looks on at Thule Air Base ...

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, while at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., taxi prior to take-off. U.S. AIR FORCE / STAFF. SGT. MARIE CASSETTY East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney has signed a $5.5 ...

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C-17 engine pylon drag reductions could save more than $3 million per year across the fleet in lower fuel costs. Credit: USAF LONDON—The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct additional test flights of drag ...