Boeing delivered the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) second C-17 Globemaster III on monday, a month after India’s first C-17 arrived in the cou...
This second IAF C-17 also will immediately enter service. India will receive total 10 aircraft by 2014.
Boeing is on schedule to deliver three more IAF C-17s this year and five in 2014. The C-17 can operate in extreme climates, transport large payloads across vast ranges and land on short, austere runways.
C-17s have an important role in supporting unique Indian Air Force operations in remote locations such as the Himalayas bordering China and desert environments.
Boeing is supporting the IAF aircraft through the Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) Performance-Based Logistics contract. The GISP “virtual fleet” arrangement ensures mission readiness by providing all C-17 customers access to an extensive support network for worldwide parts availability and economies of scale.
Boeing has delivered 255 C-17s, including 222 to the U.S. Air Force, and a total of 33 to Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations.
Source: www.boeing.com
