By Marina Malenic Purchasing additional Boeing [BA] C-17 Globemasters may make sense in light of possible higher costs for C-5 Galaxy upgrades, congressional auditors concluded in a new report on the Defense Department's future airlift needs. "Additional investments in C-17 aircraft may become more attractive," the Government Accountability Office writes in a Nov. 21 report. According to current estimates, a new C-17 would cost about $276 million, while complete modernization of a C-5 is priced at $132 million. However, while…
GAO: New C-5 Cost Estimates Could Make C-17 Purchases ‘More Attractive’
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