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 ...

Still in the design phase, this aircraft is anticipated to fly for the first time in 2030 according to its builder.

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 LockheedC-5 Galaxy and the BoeingC-17 Globemaster III are two of the most iconic military transport aircraft in aviation history. Towering over most runways, both are designed to move immense ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force Material Command (AFMC) will have a big presence at EAA AirVenture in late July. Five aircraft from AFMC will be on static display on Boeing Plaza, led by the B-52 Bomber and C-17 ...

A Boeing C-17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in August. Credit: U.S. Air Force An anonymous tip about an expensive soap dispenser for the lavatory on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has led to ...

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the skies over the 2024 London Airshow in Canada came alive with the thunder of USAF heavy lifters. The massive C-17 Globemaster III and the KC-135 Stratotanker ...