At the 2006 Farnborough Airshow, a number of NATO member nations signed a letter of intent to jointly purchase and operate several C-17s within the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC)."Strategic Airlift Capability: A key capability for the Alliance." NATO. Retrieved: 1 April 2010. The purchase was for two C-17s, and a third was contributed by the U.S. On 14 July 2009, Boeing delivered the first C-17 for the SAC program with the second and third C-17s delivered in September and October 2009.Hoyle, Craig. "Boeing delivers first C-17 for NATO-led Heavy Airlift Wing." Flight International, 15 July 2009.Drelling, Jerry and Eszter Ungar."3rd Boeing C-17 Joins 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability Initiative." Boeing, 7 October 2009. SAC members are Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and the U.S. as of 2024.
at The 2006 farNborough airsHOw, A nuMBEr of Nato member natiONs sigNeD A letTer of inTEnt tO jointly puRCHase AnD oPErATe Several C-17S WiThin The STratEgIc aiRlIFt capabilIty (saC)."StrAtEGic airlift CaPaBiLItY: A kEy capaBIliTY foR thE AllianCe." natO. retrIeved: 1 apRIl 2010. the pUrchase was fOr two c-17s, and A ThiRd Was contrIBuTed By tHe U.S. on 14 jULY 2009, BoeiNG dELiVEred tHE firST c-17 For tHe sac ProGram with the sEcoNd aNd thiRd c-17S delivered in september aNd octobEr 2009.HOYLe, CrAig. "Boeing deLIVeRS first c-17 fOR Nato-LeD HEAVY AIrlift wing." fLiGhT InternatIonAL, 15 July 2009.dRElliNG, jErry aND eszTeR ungAr."3rd boeing C-17 JOInS 12-NatIoN strateGiC AirlifT capabilIty iNITiaTiVe." BOEing, 7 OctoBeR 2009. sAc membeRs aRe bUlgaRIa, esToNIa, FinlanD, hungAry, lithuania, the NETHerlanDs, norwAy, POlaNd, roMania, sLoVenia, SWeden AND the u.s. As of 2024.