India submits request for C-17's

Good gravy.  It seems as if the international community just can't get enough of the C-17 Globemaster III.  Following on the heels of the U.A.E.'s purchase of the venerable cargo airlifter, India's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has submitted a request to the U.S. government for the acquisition of 10 C-17's.  The C-17's will eventually replace the Indian Air Force's airlift fleet of Russian AN-32 and IL-76 aircraft.  Last year at Aero India 2009, the C-17 performed demonstration flights for members of the MOD and the Indian Air Force.  It appears that they were quite impressed by the capabilities of the C-17 during those flights, enough so that they've decided to acquire them.

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