A C-17 flies over the Moses Lake Airshow in Washington in June 2025.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force could field a next-generation airlifter to replace both the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-5 as soon as 2038, with a key study set to begin within two years. The service’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) on Nov. 18 released a strategy to recapitalize its airlift fleet with the Next...
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