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C 17 Globemaster

Role                               Strategic/tactical airlifter

 

National origin            United States

 

Manufacturer              McDonnell Douglas / Boeing

 

First flight                    15 September 1991

 

Introduction                 17 January 1995

 

Status                            In service

 

Primary users               United States Air Force
                                        Royal Air Force
                                        Royal Australian Air Force
                                        Indian Air Force

 

Produced                       1991–present

 

Number built                250 as of December 2012

 

Unit cost                        US$218 million (flyaway cost for FY2007)

 

Developed from           McDonnell Douglas YC-15

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