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Boeing Delivers First of 10 C-17s Meant For India

US aerospace major Boeing has delivered on scheduled the first of the 10 C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the company has said. India's first C-17, delivered on January 22, will now enter a US Air Force flight test program at Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, California, it said. Boeing is on track to deliver four more C-17s to the IAF this year and five in 2014. "The C-17 met the stipulated airlift requirements of the Indian Air Force when it flew field evaluation trials in India during June 2010," said Air Commodore Sanjay Nimesh, Air Attache at the Embassy of India in the US. Read More...

IAF To Use C-17 Globemaster Iii For Tactical Airlifts While C-17 Production In Us Achieves New Milestone

As the first of ten C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters being built by Boeing for India underwent a major production step with a ceremony in California, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has indicated that the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft will take on the role of airlifting Special Forces in the event of terrorist attacks, hijacksand other national emergencies. In addition, India may soon have to take a decision on the follow-on order of C-17 aircraft since Boeing’s production line for C-17 may get shut down next year if new orders are not placed. Air Marshal S.P. Singh, the outgoing Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command. Read More...

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