The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

The Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy - the largest aircraft in the US military arsenal - was flying towards Hawaii while cruising ...

Although the WindRunner is still in the developmental stage, Radia has aimed for the heavy lifter to make its maiden flight by the end of the decade. Aerospace startup Radia announced at last week’s ...

The C-5M, C-17, and C-130 have proven adept at meeting the full sweep of logistical challenges facing the US military. The US Air Force operates three primary airlifters—the C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 ...

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure communications capabilities." ...

With thousands of Americans, Afghans and third-party foreign nationals seeking to leave Afghanistan following a takeover by the Taliban, hundreds of people packed into an Air Force C-17 cargo plane ...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) Two specially equipped U.S. Air Force cargo planes left Colorado on Saturday to help battle wildfires in northern Mexico. The C-130s were requested by the Mexican ...

The RTAF urged the public not to panic after reports of an alleged weapons shipment via a cargo aircraft from Belarus to Cambodia.