Military Airlift : C-17 Aircraft Program.

Discusses AF procurement of the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Reviews background of the program, performance considerations, production and schedule, and recent C-17 operations. Examines issues regarding airlift needs and requirements, budget and cost factors, industry and exports, and altern...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. International trade. Airlift, Military. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses AF procurement of the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Reviews background of the program, performance considerations, production and schedule, and recent C-17 operations. Examines issues regarding airlift needs and requirements, budget and cost factors, industry and exports, and alternatives; and reviews Congressional action on budget requests.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.