![The C-17 can transport large payloads across vast ranges without refueling, land on short, austere runways, and operate in extremely hot and cold climates. C-17 Globemaster III](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD15oRhbhGjJcAtd8mhZmMGWpSD2SXF9DYK2AEkbbN8NuftStUIr4Y83ssAPvNaHYmHMT5UUj4eNu3HkSHH-eGzDp53JWSHAejrhfeafxAacgs1dlAjt4DURUUBqaIDE65Qvo_/s144/C-17.jpg)
“It is with great pride that we accept delivery of our first C-17, which will help expand our ability to perform humanitarian and strategic-lift missions in the region and around the world,” said Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot Mohammed bin Suwaidan Saeed Al Qamzi, UAE Air Force and Air Defence commander. “The C-17’s advanced capabilities, high reliability, and mission readiness rate met all of our requirements.”
The UAE will take delivery of three more C-17s this year and two in 2012 as it modernizes its airlift capabilities.
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