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29 May 2009

C-17 Program Update Donald Anderson C-17 Program Manager – St. Louis. 29 May 2009. C-17: A High Performance Program. M E E T I N G O U R C O M M I T M E N T S. E X C E E D I N G E X P E C T A T I O N S. 187 USAF Aircraft - 10 Bases 6 UK C-17s Delivered 4 Australian C-17s Delivered

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29 May 2009

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  1. C-17 Program UpdateDonald AndersonC-17 Program Manager – St. Louis 29 May 2009

  2. C-17: A High Performance Program M E E T I N G O U R C O M M I T M E N T S E X C E E D I N G E X P E C T A T I O N S • 187 USAF Aircraft - 10 Bases • 6 UK C-17s Delivered • 4 Australian C-17s Delivered • 4 Canadian C-17s Delivered • Support Worldwide Operations • Best Fleet Reliability • Excellent Quality • Ahead of Schedule • On Price • 205 Aircraft Program for USAF • 18 Aircraft International Program Over 1.5 Million Flight Hours!

  3. C-17 Program Status • Congress may consider funding C-17s in the FY09 Defense Supplemental Bill • Congress authorized $2.1B for 6 additional C-17s in FY09 Defense Authorization Bill • HAC-D marked for $2.2B to fund 8 additional C-17s in FY09 Defense Supplemental Bill • Awaiting SAC-D mark and final appropriation for C-17s in FY 09 Defense Supplemental Bill • DoD’s on-going mobility studies will not complete until late 2009 • International orders promising but not possible absent stable USAF production • SECDEF Gates released details of FY10 budget request – “We have enough C-17s with the 205 already in the force and currently in production” – recommended terminating C-17 production • Boeing embracing lean initiatives and further cost reductions to keep C-17 affordable • Based on strong bipartisan support for additional C-17s, Boeing and its key suppliers continue to spend company resources to protect USAF’s option for cost-effective C-17 production in the future Without funding for procurement of additional C-17s in FY09, the C-17 supplier base will begin to shutdown this year and production will end in 2011

  4. WA ND MT ME MN OR VT ID NH MA WI SD NY MI WY RI IA PA NE OH NV CT IL IN UT CO WV MD KS VA NJ CA MO KY DE NC TN OK AZ AR NM SC GA AL MS TX LA > $700M AK $100M to $700M AK FL $10M to 100M < $10M Annual Economic Impact HI C-17 National Economic Impact More than 650 suppliers and 30,000 jobs in 43 states Approximately $8 Billion in total annual economic impact

  5. Engine Pylons Cargo Door Nose Main Landing Gear Pods Cargo Ramp St. Louis Major Assemblies

  6. AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB 2009 2010 2011 Last C-17 Final Assembly Schedule Cockpit Fuse Liners (AZ) Arizona – Fab/Assembly California – Wing Section Ramp Toes (GA) Georgia – Fab/Assembly California – Aft Section CA -Final Assy Pt CA – Nose Sect. Ramp CA Major Join Last C-17 Delivery January 2011 Missouri – Major Assembly MLG Pod Fairings (MO) Texas – Tail & Ailerons Vought Connecticut – Engines

  7. Summary • Additional C-17s will address growing airlift requirements • Mitigate the risk of an aging C-5A fleet • Preserve an affordable solution to future airlift requirements • Sustain the US industrial base Support procurement of 15 C-17s in FY09 Supplemental Support procurement of C-17s in FY10 Defense Bills

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