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C-17 Globemaster III The C-17 Globemaster III is the most advanced,
versatile airlifter ever produced. Capable of long-
range transport of equipment, supplies and
troops with a maximum payload of 74,818 kilo-
grams (164,900 pounds), the C-17 can operate
from short, austere—even dirt —runways close
to the front lines. As the U.S. Air Force’s premier
airlifter, the C-17 is being used extensively during
Operation Iraqi Freedom, during which the C-17
conducted its first combat airdrop and set a new
single-day delivery record of 725,953 kilograms
(1.6 million pounds). C-17s also play an integral
role in global humanitarian relief efforts. Under a
multiyear procurement contract to design, build
and deliver 190 C-17s to the U.S. Air Force,
Boeing has delivered 171 aircraft through 2007.
In partnership with suppliers, the C-17 program
used Lean principles to help reduce the cost to
customers for C-17s delivered in 2007, while
improving margins and adding significantly more
capability. On the international front, the United
Kingdom, Australia and Canada are expanding
their fleets to a total of 14 C-17s; six for the UK,
and four each for Australia and Canada. The
UK’s fifth and sixth aircraft will be delivered in
2008, as will Canada’s third and fourth C-17s,
and Australia’s fourth C-17.
2007 deliveries: 16
C-32A Executive Transport The C-32A is a Boeing 757-200 specially config- and Boeing has recently finished upgrading
ured for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft provides them with an advanced communications suite.
safe, reliable worldwide airlift for the vice presi- In addition, the company has begun installing
dent, first lady and members of the Cabinet and winglets and an auxiliary fuel system that will
Congress. Four C-32As currently are in service, enhance the aircraft’s range and performance.
C-40 Clipper
C-40A
C-40B
C-40C
The C-40A Military Transport is a modified
737-700C whose mission is to provide airlift of
cargo and passengers to the fleet commanders.
It can be configured as an all-passenger, all-
cargo or combination passenger-cargo trans-
port. The U.S. Naval Reserve contracted for nine
aircraft, and Boeing delivered the ninth aircraft in
May 2006. The company is currently upgrading
the fleet with winglets to improve performance
and range.
The C-40B Combatant Commander Support
Aircraft is a specially modified Boeing Business
Jet (BBJ) that provides flexible, cost-effective,
high-performance airlift support for combatant
commanders and senior government leaders.
C-40B aircraft are equipped with an advanced
communications system that allows users to
send, receive and monitor real-time data
communications worldwide in both secure and
nonsecure modes. Four C-40Bs are currently
in service with the U.S. Air Force. Boeing is
currently enhancing these aircraft with a defen-
sive system that detects, tracks and defeats
incoming infrared-seeking missiles.
The C-40C Operational Support Aircraft is a
modified BBJ used by the U.S. Air Force to
transport government leaders and distinguished
visitors worldwide while supporting their need
to conduct in-flight business via secure com-
munication systems. The Air National Guard
operates three C-40Cs, all delivered by Boeing
between 2002 and 2004, and the Air Force
Reserve Command took delivery of three aircraft
during 2007.
CH/MH/HH-47 Chinook Boeing is modernizing the U.S. Army’s fleet of
CH-47 Chinooks and MH-47 Special Operations
Chinooks. The CH-47F completed its first flight
in October 2006. After completing further tests,
it was certified combat ready by the U.S. Army
in June 2007. The first unit to receive the new
Chinook was the 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation
Regiment. The new CH-47F and MH-47G fea-
ture a variety of improvements, including an
advanced common architecture cockpit. Under
the modernization program, Chinooks will remain
in U.S. Army service through 2035 and will
achieve an unprecedented service life in excess
of 75 years. Current plans are for a derivative of
the Chinook called HH-47 that would serve as a
low-risk combination of capability and cost plat-
form for the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Search and
Rescue helicopter.
2007 deliveries: 37 (10 new and 26 remanu-
factured, plus 1 kit)
EA-18G Growler A variant of the U.S. Navy F/A-18F two-crew
strike fighter, the EA-18G combines the combat-
proven F/A-18F with the proven Improved
Capability III Airborne Electronic Attack avionics
suite from Northrop Grumman. The EA-18G is
the U.S. Navy’s choice to replace the existing
Airborne Electronic Attack platform, the EA-6B
Prowler. Boeing and the U.S. Navy signed a five-
year System Development and Demonstration
(SDD) contract on December 29, 2003. The
SDD contract runs from 2004 through early
2009 and encompasses all laboratory, ground
and flight tests from component-level testing
through full-up EA-18G weapons system per-
formance flight testing. Boeing delivered two
flight test aircraft to the U.S. Navy in 2006,
which are currently being used in the flight test
program at Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
Maryland. Boeing delivered the first two produc-
tion aircraft in 2007. The first EA-18G aircraft will
join the U.S. Navy’s fleet and begin sea trials and
operational evaluation in 2008, with initial operat-
ing capability for the EA-18G expected in 2009.
2007 deliveries: 2
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