July 14, 2009 Military Aviation News

Boeing Delivers 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability’s 1st C-17 Globemaster III

07/14/2009

The Boeing Company today delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at its final assembly facility in Long Beach, paving the way for the advanced airlifter’s historic arrival at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, later this month. The SAC’s approach to shared use of the strategic airlifter is regarded as a model for the pooled acquisition and management of defense capabilities.

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