July 29, 2014

Indian Air Force receives 6th C-17 Globemaster III aircraft






The Indian Air Force received its sixth C-17 Globemaster III on Monday. The arrival of the new addition to the IAF was recieved by the Defence Minister Arun Jaitley who visited the Palam Airbase in New Delhi.

The Indian government approved to buy 10 C-17 Globemaster III in June 2011. The first of the 10 aircraft touched down in India on June 18, 2013 and the delivery of all 10 is expected to be completed by December 2014. 

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