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Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

L0 — fully imported.

Specifications
77 t payload4,400 km range829 km/h cruise45,000 ft ceiling4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan, 40,440 lbf each (commercial PW2040 derivative)Not applicable — turbofan-powered
Maker: Boeing Defense, Space & Security (St. Louis, USA; final assembly Long Beach, California — production line closed)
Indian partner: None for manufacture. Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) at Bengaluru provides engineering services. · Not applicable for manufacture.
Country of origin: United States of America
Role: Strategic heavy airlift
Range: Global range with aerial refuelling; tactical radius approximately 4,400 km.
Payload: Maximum payload 77,000 kg; main deck accommodates an M1 Abrams main battle tank.
Why it matters for India

IAF operates 11 C-17A Globemaster IIIs (10 contracted in 2011; 1 additional in 2017). Boeing production line closed (Long Beach, 2015). No Indian manufacturing. Atlas records C-17 as a neighbouring strategic-transport reference platform.

Indian production status

None. No Indian manufacturing.

Programme milestones · 2
  • 2011-06-01Contract for 10 C-17A aircraft via FMSdelivered
  • 2017-06-0111th C-17A contract signed (additional aircraft)delivered
MRO · 1
  • Boeing India Support Centre (BISC) — NagpurNagpur (MIHAN SEZ), Maharashtra · Active; C-17 fleet supported through BISC and Boeing sustainment operations. No Indian depot MRO.
    C-17 fleet support; parts logistics; engineering services; line maintenance support
Sources · 3
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