From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility, delve into the unique roles of the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III.

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

Here's why Lockheed did this. The contest that eventually created the C-5 Galaxy was formally initiated in 1964 as the CX-HLS ...

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

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 C-5M Super Galaxy is 247 feet long with a wingspan of 222 feet. It can carry over 280,000 pounds of cargo inside its ...

Since its first appearance in the Vietnam War, the C-5 has accumulated a venerable service record. The global presence of the US military relies upon the US Air Force’s ability to provide strategic ...

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?

Compared to the military cargo planes in service, an aircraft which will dwarf all of them is being proposed and is likely to ...

This collection consists of review papers of the C-5 Galaxy originally belonging to G.F. Purkey, a member of the review team. Included here are the team review memos of the fuselage, wing, landing ...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics booked a $211 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price Air Force contract to provide C-5M ...