By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force confirmed last week it plans to order 15 C-17 Globemasters early next year, and will use money in its coffers to make up for a last-minute cut to the airlifter's funding in the most-recent war-supplemental spending act. Contractor Boeing [BA] is waiting anxiously for the orders to be placed for those C-17s for fiscal year 2008, which ended Sept. 30. The 15 aircraft will bring the program's U.S. tally up to 205 C-17, which…
Despite Funding Cut, C-17s Order Stays At 15 Planes; Hopes Up For Future
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