Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III takes off after emergency vehicles and cargo have been offloaded in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, ...

A Colorado-based startup is touting a massive new cargo plane as an airlift option for the Pentagon. The Windrunner is supposed to easily carry four modern fighter jets or six Chinooks. While it's ...

The concept of the Next Generation Airlifter is taking shape as a single platform that can perform the role of both the C-5 and C-17 transports.

The U.S. military is known for having some beastly machines in its ranks. On one hand, you have your comparatively small yet extremely lethal weapon platforms, such as the venerated and equally feared ...

With thousands of Americans, Afghans and third-party foreign nationals seeking to leave Afghanistan following a takeover by the Taliban, hundreds of people packed into an Air Force C-17 cargo plane ...

Boeing is reportedly considering resuming production of its C-17 Globemaster III jet, discontinued in 2015. That's going to be quite a trick since the Long Beach, California factory that made the ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- West Virginia National Guard is marking its transition to a new and smaller cargo plane. Media outlets report that the Guard held a ceremony on Saturday to welcome the 167th ...