A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III on display at the 2013 Avalon Airshow in Australia. Photo Bidgee.

17 November 2014 airforce-technology.com

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment to Australia.

Under the estimated $1.609bn sale, Australia has made a request for the supply of up to four C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, along with 19 F117-PW-100 Pratt & Whitney engines, four AN/AAQ-24V large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) Systems, four small laser transmitter assemblies and four system processors.

The package also includes four AN/AAR-54 missile warning sensors, one AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispenser, one AN/AAR-47 missile warning system and five Trimble Force 524 receivers. Two GAS-1 antenna units, two controlled reception pattern antennas, and one AN-USC-43V advanced narrowband voice terminal were also included.

Australia has also requested for 16 Honeywell H-764 ACE embedded global positioning system/inertial navigation systems, spare and repair parts, supply and test equipment, personnel training and training equipment, as well as other related elements of logistics support.

The additional C-17A aircraft are expected to further improve Australia's capability to deploy rapidly in support of global coalition operations, while greatly enhancing its ability to lead regional humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.

Approved by the US Department of State, the sale contributes to the foreign policy and national security of the US. This is due to the fact that it is helping improve the security of Australia, a major contributor to political stability, security and economic development in South East Asia.

Australia makes significant contribution to peacekeeping and humanitarian operations worldwide.

Boeing has been named as prime contractor for the FMS programme.

"Under the estimated $1.609bn sale, Australia has made a request for the supply of up to four C-17A Globemaster III aircraft."

The Royal Australian Air Force currently operates six C-17As from RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, in support of domestic and international missions.

The C-17 Globemaster is manufactured by Boeing. It is a military tactical transport aircraft designed to conduct rapid strategic airlift of troops and supply of palleted cargo to main operating bases or forward-operating bases in extreme climates worldwide.

As well as being able to land on short, sharp runways, the aircraft can also perform tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions.

Alongside the Royal Australian Air Force, the C-17 Globemaster is also operated by air forces in the US, India, UAE, Canada, Qatar, the UK and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of Nato and Partnership for Peace nations.

Un avion de transport stratégique CC-177 Globemaster III de l’Aviation royale du Canada prend son envol (MDN)

9 août 2014 par Jacques N. Godbout - 45eNord.ca

Un avion de transport stratégique CC-177 Globemaster III de l’Aviation royale du Canada, est parti aujourd’hui de la 8e Escadre, Base des Forces canadiennes Trenton, d’oû avait décollé jeudi un avion de transport militaire Hercules CC-130J, et arrivera en Ukraine au début de la semaine prochaine.

Au moment où s’intensifient les combats dans l’Est ukrainien et où les puissances occidentales craignent une intervention russe, le premier ministre canadien et son ministre de la Défense, Rob Nicholson, ont tous deux annoncé jeudi 7 août que le Canada enverra de l’équipement militaire non létale en Ukraine pour aider le pays à protéger la frontière orientale contre une agression russe.

Aujourd’hui, a donc eu lieu le deuxième d’une série d’envois, par transport aérien, de matériel militaire non cinétique en Ukraine.

«Depuis le début de la crise, le Canada a été solidaire des Ukrainiens et il a pris d’importantes mesures pour soutenir l’Ukraine, dont des sanctions cautionnées par la communauté internationale. Le Canada est fier de pouvoir aider l’Ukraine en lui fournissant ce matériel», a déclaré à ce propos le ministre de la Défense, Rob Nicholson.

La contribution du Canada, qui pourrait atteindre 5 millions de dollars, se fait par l’entremise du Fonds pour la paix et la sécurité mondiales, et comprend diverses mesures de protection ciblées ainsi que du matériel médical et logistique, dont des casques, des lunettes de protection balistique, des vestes protectrices, des trousses de premiers soins, des tentes et des sacs de couchage, précise le communiqué de la DFéfense nationale qui annonce ce deuxième envoi.

Le Canada dispose, souligne la Défense, de quatre appareils CC-177 Globemaster III, qui sont basés à la 8e Escadre Trenton. Ces appareils servent à diverses missions stratégiques et tactiques, notamment à transporter rapidement des soldats et du matériel n’importe où dans le monde.

3/24/2014 Strategy Page

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off March 14, 2014, from the Geronimo landing zone at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La. Service members participating in JRTC 14-05 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.)