C-17 and C-5 Cargo Planes Will Be Replaced With One Aircraft: USAF

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

The C-17 Globemaster's Unusual Asymmetry

Discover the unusual asymmetry of the C-17 Globemaster and other rare aircraft designs, from WWII experiments to modern ...
FlightGlobal

US Air Force targets mid-2040s timeline for single successor to C-17 and C-5M strategic airlifters

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

High Priority C-17 Flight Fuels Speculation About RAF Lakenheath Nuclear Mission

Reach 4574, a C-17 Globemaster III, flew direct from Kirtland AFB, home to the AFMC Nuclear Weapons Centre, to RAF Lakenheath with the support of KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Ever since the ...

Why Did McDonnell Douglas Build The C-17 Globemaster With 4 Engines?

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?
GovCon Wire

Air Force Awards $2.3B Contract to Boeing for C-17 Sustainment

Boeing has secured a contract modification valued at $2.26 billion for the sustainment of the U.S. Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft. The Department of Defense said Monday ...