Military Airlift C-17 Aircraft Program

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes, Military.

Defense contracts.

International trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Discusses AF procurement of the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Reviews background of the program, performance considerations, production and schedule, basing, and recent C-17 operations. Examines issues regarding potential tradeoffs with C-5 modernization, budget and costs, capabilities, "bad actors," risk, and industry and exports; and reviews Congressional action on budget requests

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Military Airlift

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-FDT-0662

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license