In 2025, the C-5 still leads in raw payload and range, while the C-17 dominates in flexibility and access, two giants that shape modern air mobility.

China unveils a next-generation military transport capable of carrying 120 tonnes over 6,500 km, challenging US airlift ...

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, ...

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy remains one of the largest production aircraft to have ever flown, but whereas the 747's size has ...

The head of air mobility for the US Air Force (USAF) says the service is eyeing the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter. The still-conceptual transport is envisioned as succeeding both the ...