C-17 costs cut to save programme

McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is gearing up to propose on 1 August a new multi-year C-17 procurement package to the US Air Force which would cut unit cost to $212 million, from about $300 million, and possibly even lower, for production of aircraft 33 to 120.

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