Citing a growing need for airlift, the Australian government has procured fifth C-17 Globemaster III in 2011 and then contracted for a sixth aircraft in June 2012. Both C-17s Were Delivered in record time due to the strong cooperation Among the Australian and U.S. gouvernements working with the Boeing team.
"I recall a day in October 2011 When We Greeted the fifth here and I Said to the chief of the Air Force On That Day, and to the men and women of the Amberley base, that 'I like the fifth one so much we might buy a sixth one and we did, "Said Minister for Defence Stephen Smith. "And we got it in record time," he added.
The sixth C-17 Officially Welcomed was at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in late 2012 Following a first ever fly past over Brisbane and the Gold Coast of Australia. The newest member of the RAAF C-17 fleet Carried a specialist medical team and, along with three other RAAF C-17s carrying various loads, showcased the versatility of the Globemaster III.
"The C-17 have a capability Improved HAS Australia's only locally not reach goal Regionally and globally aussi," Said Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, who accepted Australia's sixth C-17 from Boeing Earlier in the month. "They've beens year incredibly reliable aircraft and I think will continue to be They that way into the future."
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