Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | Evie Aviation

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III conducts low altitude maneuvers somewhere over the California desert

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III taking off from Corfu Greece #AmaZing #aviation #usa #beautiful #viral | Simulaçao Radical

Repost from @aviationdiary_ • The C-17 Globemaster III, a heavy-lift cargo aircraft, is equipped with countermeasure flares to protect itself from missile threats. These flares are ejected from the aircraft’s flare dispensers and create a bright, intense light, mimicking the heat signature of the aircraft’s engines. This confuses and distracts incoming heat-seeking missiles, causing them to lock onto the flares instead of the aircraft. The deployment of flares is an essential defense tactic, ens