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, basing, and recent C-17 operations. Examines issues regarding potential tradeoffs with C-5 modernization, budget and costs, capabilities, "...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. International trade. Airplanes, 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, basing, and recent C-17 operations. Examines issues regarding potential tradeoffs with C-5 modernization, budget and costs, capabilities, "bad actors," risk, and industry and exports; 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 Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.