The C-17 Globemaster and C-5 Galaxy are two iconic cargo planes currently serving in the United States military, transporting troops and equipment worldwide.

While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot ...

Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

The Air Force is preparing for the Next Generation Airlifter (NGAL) to replace both aircraft, though it is still around 20 years from active service. The US Air Force plans to replace both of its ...

The USAF utilizes many cargo planes, but few measure up to the C-17 Globemaster's capabilities. There are larger, but it's not just about its payload capacity.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WTVD) -- The military is investigating an "in-flight" incident in the skies over Fort Bragg involving two large cargo planes. "While conducting flight training, an in-flight incident ...

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — American and Serbian airmen gathered in a hangar Friday morning and made a 12-ton aircraft hover a foot off the ground — but it wasn’t a magic trick. It was part of an ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, announced today it has received an award for a total amount of $37 ...

MightyFly’s Cento demonstrated its autonomous logistics capability to the U.S. Air Force. Credit: MightyFly U.S. startup MightyFly has demonstrated autonomous flight, loading and unloading as well as ...

Autonomous cargo flights across the Pacific were a little-known highlight this summer at the Air Force’s massive Resolute Force Pacific exercise, designed to prepare for a potential conflict with ...

A C-17 Globemaster on the runway. - Matheus Obst/Shutterstock As enormous a military budget as the United States has, money is never infinite. It's being allocated in a thousand different directions, ...