The Pentagon is leaning toward procuring additional C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft to make up for shortcomings in Air Mobility Command's ability to deliver oversize cargo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry Shelton told lawmakers today. "Right now, the intuition is that the C-17 would probably be the right answer," Shelton told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee. AMC is currently conducting an analysis of alternatives to determine whether it should continue reliability and maintenance upgrades of older versions...
