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USAF targeting 2040s for single successor to C-17 and C-5M strategic airlifters
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Ryan Finnerty2025-09-23T22:37:00
The US Air Force is targeting the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter that would serve as the single successor to both the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy, according to the service’s air mobility chief.
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