Canada receives fifth and final C-17 airlifter

The Royal Canadian Air Force has received into service its fifth and final C-17 (CC-177) strategic transport aircraft.
Aircraft serial number 705 touched down at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton, Ontario, where it will join the other four aircraft operated by 429 Transport Squadron, 8 Wing.
According to the RCAF, the fifth aircraft's arrival will extend the fleet's service life by a further seven-and-a-half years, and will also increase the chances of having an aircraft ready for use at any one time to over 90%.
RCAF C-17s are currently engaged in resupplying the country's Operation 'Impact' mission against the Islamic State in Iraq (and soon in Syria), as well as Operation 'Reassurance' in Eastern Europe.
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Canada Confirms Buy Of Additional C-17

Canada's Defence Minister has formally announced that the air force will get a fifth C-17 heavy-lift transport plane.
The federal cabinet recently signed off on the proposal, which the military has been pushing for, calling it a uniquely time-sensitive opportunity because Boeing aircraft, the U.S. manufacturer, has closed the assembly line.
The big jets are currently being used to ferry supplies to not only the country's CF-18 air task force, operating out of Kuwait, but they're also carrying weapons from allies to Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.
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RCAF CC-177 Globemaster III arrives in Mali

Canadian Armed Forces members leave a CC-177 Globemaster III at Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé in Istres, France as part of Air Task Force Mali

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