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.
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 ...
While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot ...
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 ...
The C-390 would supplement the C-27J in service’s overall military transport capability. In fact, “the acquisition would back up the existing C-27J Spartan capability,” the MND said in its press ...
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, ...