Plans for a Next Generation Airlift platform, or NGAL, targeted for entry into service in the 2040s, are starting to coalesce.

The US Air Force is targeting the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter that would serve as the single successor to ...

Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across the USAF’s C-17 fleet. Small, simple and ...

Although the WindRunner is still in the developmental stage, Radia has aimed for the heavy lifter to make its maiden flight ...

The C-17 Globemaster III's four-engine design holds the key to its unrivaled capabilities. But was this a choice of power or necessity?

The U.S. Air Force has made significant progress, with the Operational Energy and Air Mobility Command now entering the final evaluation phase for an innovative technology: Microvane drag reduction ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) plans to replace its two main cargo aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III and the colossal ...

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued $2.45 billion to Boeing Defense, Space and Security for support and sustainment services on the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III program. The award is a ...

A late-stage startup, Radia, is proposing to use its colossal aircraft to transport military cargo, including fighter jets ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country on Friday, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more ...

Boeing Co. overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to a new report from the Pentagon ...