Aircraft
RIAT: Meet the aircraft jointly operated by 12 nations to do heavy lifting
A C-17 aircraft, owned and operated jointly by 12 nations, has been seen at the Royal International Air Tattoo for the first time.
The plane is a unique example of interoperability put into practice in the air.
The countries, which include the United States, Estonia, Finland and Sweden, bought the heavy lift aircraft in 2009 in a shared response to the mission in Afghanistan.
Based in Hungary, all 12 countries now jointly operate three aircraft, as a Strategic Airlift Capability.
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