A C-17 Globemaster III performs a powerful close-up takeoff, revealing the immense strength of one of the world’s largest military transport aircraft. As the engines surge to full power, the massive ...

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...

The shift to a Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) in the C-17's cockpit will enable faster upgrades and ensure ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the workhorse heavy airlifter of the US Air Force strategic lift fleet, ...

A Ward 250 nuclear microreactor positioned for loading into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. - United States Department of War February 15, 2026 was a historic day for the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boeing has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to design, manufacture, and integrate a modernized flight deck for the C-17 ...

There are several cargo planes currently in use by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), but only one of them is described by America’s aviators as “the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force”: ...

The USAF’s NGAL aims to replace both the C-17 and C-5 with one aircraft—blending tactical agility and massive lift into a ...

It’s big, it’s multipurpose and, as of Wednesday, it’s permanently based outside the continental U.S. and under Pacific leadership for the first time. The first of eight C-17 Globemasters, the Air ...

A military aircraft but one painted in the colours of a Gulf airline has been handed over to its new owners in a special ceremony in California. Boeing handed over the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C ...

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 ...