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If ever built for the Air Force, the WindRunner would dwarf the Super Galaxy. It would offer seven times more volume than the C-5M, 12 times more volume than the C-17 Globemaster III, and 20 times more volume than Europe's largest military transport aircraft, the Airbus A400M Atlas.
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Meet WindRunner: America’s Massive New Cargo Jet Can Deploy Entire Fighter Squadrons Without Delay
Geopolitical flashpoints are multiplying, and military supply chains now stretch across oceans and remote regions. In this shifting landscape, one of warfare’s oldest problems is regaining urgency: moving large,
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian planemaker Embraer tied up a deal on Monday to sell four military cargo planes to Sweden to replace the European nation's aging aircraft, the latest under a joint procurement program with other countries in the region.
The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been in consistent service with the United States since 1993.
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Indonesia receives first A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus
Indonesia MoD has taken delivery of its first A400M from Airbus Defence and Space, making Indonesia the tenth nation to operate the aircraft.
A Russian An-124 ‘Ruslan,’ one of the world’s largest military cargo aircraft, reportedly landed secretly in Tehran on November 2, sparking intense speculation over a covert arms transfer to Iran. Open-source flight trackers and satellite imagery revealed unusual activity at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport,
A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the Navy said. The crews were rescued.