A UK C-17 Globemaster transport has for the first time trained to operate from austere airstrips as part of a drive to expand the operational envelope of the eight Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft of ...

The UK Royal Air Force's fleet of six Boeing C-17 airlifters, based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, has reached the 50,000 flight hour milestone after eight years in service. "We are proud to have ...

If you’ve been following autoevolution for some time, you most likely saw the almighty Globemaster (either the USAF or the RAF one) in all kinds of circumstances, always impressive in stature and ...

Located in the South Atlantic, the British overseas territory of Saint Helena is over 1,200 miles from the nearest major land mass, making it extremely remote. The island is serviced by a single ...

The decision to avoid the German airspace was made deliberately by the Royal Air Force C-17s and the British were not really forced to fly around the German territory. Contrary to media reports ...

A Boeing C-17 strategic transport belonging to the Royal Air Force has been deployed to Hungary for the first time, to carry out night vision training alongside the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing’s ...

LONDON–Boeing is building a next-generation product support system for its military aircraft and building off experience garnered by the UK Royal Air Force. The RAF’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster ...

RAF C-17s DEPLOY-Two of the British Royal Air Force's four recently delivered Boeing C-17 heavy-lift transports, although not scheduled for full service entry until later this year, made their first ...

Replay: Here's one very good example by the RAF of how 360 filming can be used to make a truly immersive experience video using Insta360's Pro2 system. 360 video is full of logistical and technical ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. Let's examine its tail, for example. Basically, to make room for its rear loading operations, McDonnell Douglas ...