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C-17 Globemaster III

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Manufacturer:Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityIntroduced: 1995|Status: active|Origin: United States
AIRSPEC // C-17-GLOBEMASTER-III
C-17 Globemaster III
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
View in Top Combat Aircraft Rankings
FIREPOWER
0
MOBILITY
86
PROTECTION
75
SENSORS
82
COMBAT VALUE
59
UNIT COST
$218.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typeaircraft
Categoryair
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorBoeing Defense, Space & Security
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced1995
Service StatusActive
Data SourceAir Mobility Command / Boeing Defense Fact Sheet
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
88/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
25/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length53 m
Width51.7 m
Height16.8 m
Weight128,100 kg
Crew3 personnel
Passengers134 personnel
Max Speed830 km/h
Range4,480 km
Endurance10 hrs
Ceiling13,700 m
Fuel Capacity134,556 L
Powerplant4x Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans (180 kN thrust each)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
PRIMARY WEAPON
None (Strategic Military Transport)
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
AN/APS-150 multi-mode weather and navigational radar(120 km)
Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL
Direct Aiming Optics
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
AN/AAQ-24 LAIRCM laser jammer
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE
Lockheed Martin🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Northrop GrummanArchitecture: AESA Sensor System
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: L3Harris WESCAM
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionlight
Armor Thickness20 mm
CountermeasuresAN/AAQ-24 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) laser DIRCM, AN/ALE-47 chaff/flare dispensers
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioSecure UHF/VHF, HF, and satellite datalinks
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$218,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$28,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$14,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
5 Operator Nations~254 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
222units
🇬🇧United KingdomExport Operator
8units
🇦🇺AustraliaExport Operator
8units
🇮🇳IndiaExport Operator
11units
🇨🇦CanadaExport Operator
5units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
0/100
Mobility
86/100
Protection
75/100
Sensors
82/100
Reliability
94/100
Maintainability
90/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceAir Mobility Command / Boeing Defense Fact Sheet
Last Verification Date2026-10-06