UAE buys two extra C-17s...

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DATE:06/01/10

SOURCE:Flight International

UAE ups C-17 order to six aircraft, from four

By Craig Hoyle

The United Arab Emirates has unexpectedly increased the size of its order for the Boeing C-17 by signing a deal to buy six of the strategic transports.

The UAE in February 2009 announced its intention to buy four C-17s, along with 12 smaller Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports, with the combined airlift investment to be worth an estimated $3 billion.