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Saturday, February 03, 2007

Canada to acquire four C-17 airlift planes

C-17 GlobemasterCanada has agreed to purchase four U.S.-built C-17 military cargo jets to be delivered as early as this fall.

Boeing said Friday the planes would be built at its Long Beach, Calif., plant and would be based in Trenton, Ontario where the majority of Canada's airlift operations are centered.

The C-17 Globemaster III is a major component of Canada's program to modernize and improve its airlift capacity as it continues operations in Afghanistan. Canadian media reported the value of the purchase at about $3.4 billion Canadian ($2.8 billion U.S.).

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