How the C-17 Globemaster's radar warning system protects crews during combat zone approaches

The AN/ALR-69A radar warning receiver is the C-17's 'ears' in a spectrum filled with invisible emissions, detecting and ...
The Aviationist

The Flexible C-17 Globemaster III has Impressive STOL Capabilities

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 ...
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Why The U.S. Military Can't Replace Its Aging C-17 Globemaster Just Yet

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 Aviationist

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready for the Pacific

In an exclusive interview at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Col. Luke Spathes and Lt. Col. Reinier Villanueva discuss rapid mobility, integration with F-22s, and the challenges of operating in the ...