Logistics experts agree that self-flying drones are a key element of future operations, not just for their zero-emissions potential but also for new levels of speed and efficiency. When it comes to ...

The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

Call it the KC-17. On Dec. 2, a C-17 Globemaster III refueled a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber on the ground for the first time — the latest test of the cargo jet’s versatility. The experiment was a ...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Thursday defended his decision to stop Pentagon funding for Boeing’s C-17 cargo aircraft, saying the military has no need to buy more of the planes. While he ...

Boeing's sprawling plant in Long Beach, Calif., that makes the C-17 cargo plane provides jobs for 5,000 workers. It's one of the last vestiges of what once was a thriving aerospace industry in ...