When it comes to military logistics and global mobility, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III play critical roles in supporting US defense operations. These platforms are not ...

In 2025, the C-5 still leads in raw payload and range, while the C-17 dominates in flexibility and access, two giants that shape modern air mobility.

The C-5 has proven a reliable and durable airlift option, amongst the largest in the world, and the largest in the U.S. inventory. Big jets need love, too. We spend a lot of time covering the fastest, ...

Though the company as we know it today didn't officially exist until 1995, iterations of Lockheed Martin have been manufacturing aircraft for the U.S. military and other governments for over 100 years ...

As part of a Proof of Concept, for the first time, the U.S. Air Force turned a C-5M Super Galaxy into an aerial refueler for a KC-10 tanker. On Dec. 12, 2023, a C-5M Super Galaxy and a KC-10 Extender ...

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-5 Galaxy is an intercontinental-range, heavy-lift military cargo/personnel-transport aircraft. The aircraft made its first flight in June 1968; 81 of the C-5A model were produced through 1973.

Lockheed Martin Corporation’s LMT business unit, Aeronautics, recently secured a $56 million contract to support the C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will provide ...

Although the United States Air Force has flown, and still flies, some of the largest bombers in aviation history, including the venerable B-52 Stratofortress, when it comes to the true giants of ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Naval Air Station Pensacola says in a press release that one of the largest aircraft ever constructed landed at NAS Pensacola as part of a scheduled evolution. A C-5 Galaxy ...