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Originally Posted by Akita
USAF bought the C-5 instead of the AN-124 because the AN-124 did not exist, and Antonov was the enemy. Design of the C-17 began in the 1980s, when Ilyushin were the enemies.
Of course it's political! Russians didn't buy Hercules or Galaxy btw. And, for the record, C-17 is a much larger, more capable aircraft than the Candid.
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Hi Akita, you are right that Candid and C-17 are in different weight class. C-17 role is fulfilled by An-22.
Antonov An-22 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What I pointed that C-17 costs as two candids and one Ruslan..... and Ruslan is MUCH more than C-17