U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Friday the Indian Air Force is keen to acquire 10 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, in a deal which Indian defence ministry officials said is potentially worth more than $2 billion.
"Boeing is very pleased that the Indian government has expressed interest in acquiring the C-17 to modernize its airlift capabilities, and we look forward to working closely with them," Vivek Lall, India country head of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems, said in a statement.he said C-17 was developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The aircraft carries on the name of two previous United States military cargo aircraft, theC-74 Globemaster and the C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 is used for rapidstrategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies. The C-17 is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation andairdrop missions.The C-17 is operated by the US Air Force, the United Kingdom, Australia,Canada,NATO and Qatar,while the United Arab Emirate has placed orders.
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