C-17 Globemaster III
Type: Strategic Transport Aircraft
Domain: air
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Boeing
First Deployed: 1995
Overview
Heavy strategic and tactical airlift aircraft capable of rapid global deployment of troops, cargo, and outsized equipment directly to austere airfields. Can carry 77 tons of cargo or 102 paratroopers. 279 produced; backbone of US global power projection logistics.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 |
|---|---|
| range | 4,440 km (full load) |
| payload | 77,500 kg |
| capacity | 102 paratroopers or 3× M1 Abrams tanks |
| max_speed | 830 km/h |
| operating_cost | ~$24,000/flight hour |
| runway_required | 915 m (STOL capable) |
| production_ended | 2015 |
Operators
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- India
- Canada
- Qatar
- UAE
- Kuwait
- NATO
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