Current Operators:
Australia-Royal Australian Air Force: 4 C-17ERs
No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberly Queensland
Future orders are unlikely as requirments are met and there are more important issues in the budget to attend to.
Future orders are unlikely as requirments are met and there are more important issues in the budget to attend to.
Canada-Canadian Forces Air Command: 4 C-17ERs.
429 Transport Squadron, CFB Trenton
Canadian Forces Air Command is happy with the amount of airlifers it has (including those on order), a future fleet made up fo 4 C-17's and 17 C-130J's is more than sufficient for Canadas short term future requirments.
Canadian Forces Air Command is happy with the amount of airlifers it has (including those on order), a future fleet made up fo 4 C-17's and 17 C-130J's is more than sufficient for Canadas short term future requirments.
NATO
Heavy Airlift Wing (Salis Program): 1 C-17 on loan from USAF and 2 C-17ERs on order.
Based at Pápa Air Base in Hungary. More aircraft may possibly be aquired depending on how intial operation capability fulfills the needs of partner countries.
Qatar-Qatar Emiri Air Force: 2 C-17ERs.
Most likely will be based at Doha International Airport along with other QAF assets.
Notes: One in air force livery other for Royal/Emiri Flight under Qatar Airways Livery.
The Qatari Air Force has said it would like to order two more and may excercise thier options.
United Arab Emirates-United Arab Emirates Air Force: 4 C-17ERs on order.
United Arab Emirates-United Arab Emirates Air Force: 4 C-17ERs on order.
The United Arab Emirates may does not appear to want more than 4 C-17's.
United Kingdom-Royal Air Force: 6 C-17ERs
No. 99 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton
United Kingdom-Royal Air Force: 6 C-17ERs
No. 99 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton
The RAF may have to increase its fleet of C-130J/C-130J-30's as well as C-17's should the A400M fail to materialize.
United States-United States Air Force: 185 total (71 C-17, 114 C-17ER) as of April 2009. Total on order is 205 (last C-17's will be delivered in FY 2010).
3rd Wing, 517th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, 535th Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 21st Airlift Squadron, 62d Airlift Wing, 4th Airlift Squadron, 7th Airlift Squadron, 8th Airlift Squadron, 10th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, 58th Airlift Squadron, 154th Wing, ANG, 204th Airlift Squadron, 172d Airlift Wing, ANG, 183rd Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing ANG, 249th Airlift Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, 6th Airlift Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, AFRC, 300th Airlift Squadron, 317th Airlift Squadron, 701st Airlift Squadron
Recent bills signed buy the Senate may mean more C-17's in the future.
Prospective Buyers:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Royal Saudi Air Force:
The Saudis would love a capability to send troops as well as resources (such as humanitarian aid) across the Muslim world via their own aircraft-they currently lack such a capability to operate in long distances. Saudi Arabia also has a "tendancy" to buy aircraft when the firm prouducing is in dire need of orders so it wont have to shut the prouction line down therefore a Saudi order could materialise, alibet small in quantity.
Republic Of Korea (South Korea-Republic of Korea Air Force:
The Republic Of Korea Air Force reportedly plans to purchase 3-4 aircraft to support their future plans of expeditionary warfare.
Republic Of India-Indian Air Force:
Plans to acquire 10-no order in place as of August 8th 2009 until the Indian Ministry Of Defense sanctions the purchase. The Indian Order can be quite large and will be the C-17's savious from an early ending to production. The intial order of 10 would most definatley be folllowed buy more orders.
Countries in the A400M programme:
French Republic-Armée de l'Air:
Might buy C-17's either as a stop gap or for long term pending progress of the A400M. Another possibility is a mixed fleet of C-130J's and C-17's to replace Frances ageing Transall C-160's. As the C-17 isnt greatly suited to tactical transport not many order should be expected from France.
Federal Republic of Germany-Lufwaffe:
The Luftwaffe is on the same boat as France by putting all its eggs in one basket. Should the A400M project ultimately fail to deliver it will have to look at the possibility of a mixed fleet of C-130J's & C-17's. Ultimatley the Luftwaffe doesnt have a great need for strategic transport so C-17 procurment is a slim possibilty.
Kingdom Of Spain-Spanish Air Force / Turkey-Turkish Air Force
Simular cases as Germany & the France, however these two countires need tactical transport more than strategic therefore the C-17 may not be procured even if the A400M project fails.
United States-United States Air Force: 185 total (71 C-17, 114 C-17ER) as of April 2009. Total on order is 205 (last C-17's will be delivered in FY 2010).
3rd Wing, 517th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, 535th Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 21st Airlift Squadron, 62d Airlift Wing, 4th Airlift Squadron, 7th Airlift Squadron, 8th Airlift Squadron, 10th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, 58th Airlift Squadron, 154th Wing, ANG, 204th Airlift Squadron, 172d Airlift Wing, ANG, 183rd Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing ANG, 249th Airlift Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, 6th Airlift Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, AFRC, 300th Airlift Squadron, 317th Airlift Squadron, 701st Airlift Squadron
Recent bills signed buy the Senate may mean more C-17's in the future.
Prospective Buyers:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Royal Saudi Air Force:
The Saudis would love a capability to send troops as well as resources (such as humanitarian aid) across the Muslim world via their own aircraft-they currently lack such a capability to operate in long distances. Saudi Arabia also has a "tendancy" to buy aircraft when the firm prouducing is in dire need of orders so it wont have to shut the prouction line down therefore a Saudi order could materialise, alibet small in quantity.
Republic Of Korea (South Korea-Republic of Korea Air Force:
The Republic Of Korea Air Force reportedly plans to purchase 3-4 aircraft to support their future plans of expeditionary warfare.
Republic Of India-Indian Air Force:
Plans to acquire 10-no order in place as of August 8th 2009 until the Indian Ministry Of Defense sanctions the purchase. The Indian Order can be quite large and will be the C-17's savious from an early ending to production. The intial order of 10 would most definatley be folllowed buy more orders.
Countries in the A400M programme:
French Republic-Armée de l'Air:
Might buy C-17's either as a stop gap or for long term pending progress of the A400M. Another possibility is a mixed fleet of C-130J's and C-17's to replace Frances ageing Transall C-160's. As the C-17 isnt greatly suited to tactical transport not many order should be expected from France.
Federal Republic of Germany-Lufwaffe:
The Luftwaffe is on the same boat as France by putting all its eggs in one basket. Should the A400M project ultimately fail to deliver it will have to look at the possibility of a mixed fleet of C-130J's & C-17's. Ultimatley the Luftwaffe doesnt have a great need for strategic transport so C-17 procurment is a slim possibilty.
Kingdom Of Spain-Spanish Air Force / Turkey-Turkish Air Force
Simular cases as Germany & the France, however these two countires need tactical transport more than strategic therefore the C-17 may not be procured even if the A400M project fails.
Other:
Israel-Israeli Air Force:
The Israeli Air Force may aqquire a few C-17's to help it undertake long range strategic transport as well as special forces insertion over long distances. However C-130J's can also do the same task so an order here is unlikely also.
Singapore-Republic Of Singapore Air Force:
This tiny country may aqquire a few samples to assist in humanitarian missions around the world, however chances of such a procurment during the economic downturn is very unlikely.
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