Boeing Flight Deck Modernization Keeps C-17A Mission Ready

February 09, 2026

The Boeing Company today announced a contract award from the U.S. Air Force that will keep the C-17A Globemaster III flying and mission-ready for decades to come.

The contract provides for the design, manufacture, integration, qualification and military certification of a modernized flight deck for the C-17A. The program replaces critical avionics and mission essential equipment with modern, modular open systems architecture (MOSA) that enables plug-and-play enhancements and ensures the fleet can adopt new capabilities rapidly and affordably.

“The C-17A has been the backbone of global air mobility for over three decades,” said Travis Williams, Vice President of United States Air Force Mobility & Training Services, Boeing. “With the U.S. Air Force requirement to keep the C-17A viable through 2075, we already have a clear and achievable roadmap to support their needs, and the needs of our international partners around the globe. By resolving avionics obsolescence and introducing MOSA, we’re preserving a proven, highly dependable, heavy airlifter and keeping it at the forefront of performance and efficiency for decades to come.”

Boeing delivered 275 C-17A aircraft between 1993 and 2015. The Air Force received 222 and our international partners received 53, forming what is now a well-established fully integrated virtual fleet support system across nine partner nations.

Source : Boeing