As you may know, Australia is investigating a 5th C-17
Australia Considers C-17 Instead Of C-130Js
BUT, KiwiRob over at A.net made this post
It also appears that the RAAF might get some funding from NZ for this aircraft.
it’s not clear if that’s new info or if he’s basing it off this quote in the article
Officials in the C-17 program told Aviation Week last year that a fifth Australian C-17 was a possibility (Aerospace DAILY, May 28, 2010). At that time, there also was consideration of a sixth aircraft that would be operated jointly with New Zealand.
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March 3, 2011 at 4:42 pm