A decade after the last example rolled off the production line, Boeing says it’s in negotiations with at least one customer to build more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The development comes as countries around the world look to boost their armed forces’ capabilities, and with no immediate successor to the C-17 waiting in the wings.
Turbo Sjogren, VP and general manager of Boeing Global Services-Government Services, confirmed to Shephard Defense at the Paris Air Show today that “early infancy” talks were underway with one country, with a view to a potential C-17 production restart.
“It is a very extraordinary effort to do,” Sjogren told the same publication, noting that it was “reflective of the utility of the aircraft.”
He added that interest in new-build C-17s was being expressed by several other countries, too.
None of those countries were named, but TWZ has approached Boeing for more details.
The nations involved may or may not be drawn from the C-17’s existing customer base.
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