USAF Next-Gen Airlift Planning Eyes Family Of Three Systems

The U.S.  Air Force is in the early stages of planning a future strategic airlifter, potentially replacing the C-5M and C-17.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
GRAPEVINE, Texas—The plan for what will become the U.S. Air Force’s future airlift fleet is in its nascent stages, though current thinking is focusing on a three-part “family of systems” approach, ranging from a strategic, C-17-like airlifter to a small autonomous system for conventional and special...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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