Boeing will begin training NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability program aircrews at its international C-17 training center in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million contract, according to a company release. The SAC is made up of 10 NATO countries and two NATO partner countries, and the multinational crews operate three C-17s out of Papa Air Base in Hungary. Previously, the SAC program sent crews to the United States for C-17 training; the Air Force inspected Boeing’s training simulators before the new contract was finalized. “Having regional training is a big cost and time savings for the SAC program,” Larry Sisco, Boeing’s C-17 training program manager, said in a written statement. “The US Air Force gave us their stamp of approval. They were thrilled with our simulator capability and how concurrent the simulators are with the C-17 aircraft.”
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
