Menu Search Account

LegiStorm

Get LegiStorm App Visit Product Demo Website
» Get LegiStorm App
» Get LegiStorm Pro Free Demo

THE C-17 CARGO AIRCRAFT PROGRAM: ISSUE BRIEF (CRS Report for Congress)

A full-text PDF of the latest version is currently unavailable.
Release Date Revised July 12, 2000
Report Number IB93041
Authors James P. Wootten, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Older Revisions
  • Premium   March 20, 2000 (14 pages, $24.95) add
Summary:

For FY1997, Congress appropriated almost $2.2 billion for procurement of eight C-17s under a multiyear procurement contract. For FY1998, Congress provided $2.3 billion for the C-17 program, procuring nine aircraft. The FY1999 defense budget provided some $3 billion for procurement of 13 C-17s. The FY2000 budget requested about $3.6 billion for the C-17 program, for which Congress appropriated some $3.1 billion, procuring 15 aircraft. For FY2001, the Administration requested some $3.1 billion for procurement of 12 C-17s.