Military Cargo Aircraft

Images of large military cargo planes in flight, featuring robust designs and operational capabilities, illustrating air transport and defense logistics.

A CC-177 Globemaster III of the Canadian Air Force prepares for landing.

C-5A/B/C/M GalaxyPrimary function: Outsize cargo transport. Speed: 518 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 222 ft. 9 in.; length 247 ft. 10 in.; height 65 ft. 1 in. Range: 6,320 miles unrefueled. Crew: Seven.

C17 GlobemasterIII cargo #58B

Medium shot, right front view, low angle, a C-141B Starlifter takes off from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 98 competition. The competition is held every other year at a different AMC base. The competition pits airlifters and tankers from around the world in events that test their flying skills and mission skills unique to the airlift world. A C-141B Starlifter from McChord AFB takes off enroute to a drop zone during the competition. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 98 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Tu-95MS strategic bomber of the Russian Air Force flying over Moscow region, Russia.

B-52H in Flight

A right side view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, SC, as it taxis down the ramp after landing at Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ILA-Flugschau mit Airbus A400M military Cargo Berlin, Brandenburg / Germany - June 7th 2024: ILA air show with Airbus A400M military Cargo Copyright: xZoonar.com/StefanxDinsex 22557520

A C-17A Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, on the parking ramp of Rhein Main AB, Germany, waits to be uploaded with supplies and equipment. The C-17A will fly to Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A CC-177 Globemaster III of the Canadian Air Force prepares for landing.

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft assigned to the 443rd Airlift Wing (443rd AW) takes off from a base. Country: Unknown

A USAF KC-135 Stratotanker arrives at McChord AFB, Washington for participation in the annual mobility competition, "RODEO 94". Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Low angle view of a Royal Air Force Voyager tanker taking off.

An aerial view of a C-17 Globemaster III, 17th Airlift Squadron, 433rd Air Wing, flying over the South Carolina Coast. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JACKSONVILLE, FL. (Oct. 21, 2022) The P-8 Orion makes its debut at the 2022 NAS Jacksonville airshow. The show celebrated the Blue Angels heritage, which traces back to 1946 at the squadrons birthplace of NAS Jacksonville. The show also featured aerial performances by other military and civilian flight teams, live entertainment, and the opportunity to see military aircraft and vehicles and the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team.

Texas Air National Guard C-130J-30 Super Hercules departing Hohn Air Base, Germany.

A right side view of a Marine Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) EC-130R Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 75th Airlift Squadron (75th AS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft lifts off from the base. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft of the 437th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, sits parked on the ramp at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2022. Planes, equipment and Airmen came to Wright-Patt to get out of the way of Hurricane Ian which had crossed Florida and turned North.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft of the 437th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, sits parked on the ramp at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2022. Planes, equipment and Airmen came to Wright-Patt to get out of the way of Hurricane Ian which had crossed Florida and turned North.

A C-141 Starlifter from the 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis AFB, Calif., taxis at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown. Subject Operation/Series: IRON FIST '95 Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS)

A right underside view of an E-3A Sentry aircraft in-flight during Operation Ocean Venture '82. The E-3A is equipped with the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A high angle view of an EC-135H aircraft in flight. Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

1950s 1960s 1970s SINGLE USAF LOCKHEED C-130H HERCULES FOUR ENGINE TURBOPROP TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing flies over the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 5, 2022. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.

Air-to-air, front view of a 60th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy airlifter, flying over the farmland of northern California. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A KC-46A Pegasus arrives on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 28, 2022. The KC-46A supports nearly 70% percent of all receiver aircraft that request air refueling support from U.S. Transportation Command.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The U.S. Air Force C-5 lands on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The aircraft carries the Express Logistics Carrier 4, or ELC4, part of the payload for the STS-133 mission. Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the ELC4 and ELC3 with critical spare components to the International Space Station on the mission. Endeavour's launch is targeted for late July in 2010.

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the units first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for thetaxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

An RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 Transport aircraft flying overhead.

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares for landing at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 9, 2022. The airshow pays tribute to air power from the earliest U.S. military inventory to modern day aircraft.

A C-17 Globemaster III taxis down the taxiway, upon returning to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022, after relocating in preparation for Hurricane Ian. To carry on the rapid global mobility mission, all of Team Charlestons C-17s were secured in a hangar or relocated prior to the storms landfall.

A three quarter view of a C-27A Spartan on the flightline. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

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A 437th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III flies over the crowd at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow pays tribute to air power from the earliest U.S. military inventory to modern day aircraft.

Tu-95MS strategic bomber of the Russian Air Force imitating aerial refueling over Russia.

Air-to-air, high, front view of a 60th Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter airlifter, with right wing high, flying over the snow-covered hills of northern California. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion performing a flyby, New Zealand.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 3rd Wing taxis at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Arctic Thunder Open House July, 31, 2022. The Pacific Air Forces C-17 demonstration team flies the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft in the United States Air Force, embodying the Air Forces global reach mission.

A 737-7ES Wedgetail airborne early warning and control airplane of Australian Air Force.

An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J sits on the transient parking area Sept. 13, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members and equipment from the Guard arrived at Dover on Sept. 12 to support hurricane relief efforts when called upon.

overhead Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes C-17A Globemaster III transport sky USAF U.S. Air Force

IL-76MD transport aircraft of Indian Air Force taking off, Zhukovsky, Russia.

Close-up of a fighter plane on a runway

An E-3 taking off after a touch and go. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A USAF C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, Denver waiting refueling on the crowded Moi International Airport flight line. The C-5 and other USAF aircraft are supporting the international humanitarian relief effort to Rawanda and Uganda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon on ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Italy.

A C-17 Globemaster III with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio flies toward a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio in the sky above Ohio May 31, 2018. The C-17 was later refueled by the Stratotanker.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft.

A right front view of an E-3A Sentry aircraft in flight during Operation Ocean Venture '82. The E-3A is equipped with the airborne warning and control system (AWACS). Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A People's Liberation Army Air Force Il-76TD transport aircraft.

A German Air Force A400M with refueling pods.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the C-17 West Coast Demo Team conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The C-17 Demo Team, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, was established in 2019 and participates in air shows across the United States to showcase the capabilities of the C-17 and represent the Air Force through community outreach. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Y-9 transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force comes in for landing.

A German Air Force A400M Atlas taking off.

Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024 BERLIN - JUNE 06, 2024: Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21909210

An A400M of the German Air Force.

C17 Globemaster III cargo #74E

A C-5 Galaxy from the 137th Airlift Squadron, 105th Air National Guard, Stewart, New York is offloaded at the airport. Humanitarian relief supplies and equipment will be transhipped on other aircraft to Goma, Zaire. (Duplicate of DF-ST-98-01741). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Airport Country: Russia (RUS)

A SRoyal Saudi Air Force C-130H-30 Hercules landing at Konya Air Base.

Three KC-46As assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing sit on the ramp after landing on Sep. 29, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Before hurricane Ian could strike, nine airframes were sent out of an abundance of caution from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

A Portuguese Air Force P-3C CUP Orion at Beja Air Base, Portugal.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

DF-SC-85-09966. Country: Unknown

DF-SN-86-11691. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-06747. State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A left side air-to-air view of an RC-135W Stratolifter advance airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP) of the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing.. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft are listed up on the parking apron during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An air-to-air left front view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft banking to the left. The aircraft is stationed at Norton Air Force Base. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

IL-76TD military transport airplane of the Uzbekistan Air Force.

A tow tractor moves a Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10) P-3C Orion aircraft into place during the 1991 Paris Air Show.. Base: Paris Country: France(FRA)

NASA added this particular C130 to its fleet in 2013. It acquired the airship from the U.S. Air Force. --- The b a href= http //naames.larc.nasa.gov/ rel= nofollow North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study /a /b (NAAMES) is a five year investigation to resolve key processes controlling ocean system function, their influences on atmospheric aerosols and clouds and their implications for climate. Michael Starobin joined the NAAMES field campaign on behalf of Earth Expeditions and NASA Goddard Space Flight Centers Office of Communications. He presented stories about the important, multi-disciplinary research being conducted by the NAAMES team, with an eye towards future missions on the NASA drawing board. This is a NAAMES photo essay put together by Starobin, a collection of 49 photographs and captions.

Air-to-air, high, front view of a 22nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, California, KC-10A Extender, flying toward the camera over the clouds with Travis-based 60th Airlift Wing C-141 Starlifter flying behind the refueler. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museums permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters. The Stratotanker will be on display in the museums Air Park in July.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A C-17 aircraft carrying the MAVEN spacecraft has arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft is delivering MAVEN for processing ahead of a launch later this year on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MAVEN, short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, will orbit Mars to study the Red Planet's upper atmosphere in unprecedented detail.

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the units first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for thetaxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

A view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, parked on the runway apron during Exercise Cope North '81-3. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The engines of U.S. Navy NP-3D Orion aircraft are started in preparation for takeoff from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The plane will fly below space shuttle Discovery as it approaches Kennedy Space Center for landing following the STS-119 mission. Onboard instruments will check the orbiters exterior temperatures and a long-range infrared camera will remotely monitor heating to the shuttles lower surface, part of the boundary layer transition flight experiment. For the experiment, a heat shield tile with a “speed bump” on it was installed under Discoverys left wing to intentionally disturb the airflow in a controlled manner and make the airflow turbulent. The tile, a BRI-18, was originally developed as a potential heat shield upgrade on the orbiters and is being considered for use on the Constellation Programs Orion crew exploration vehicles. The data will determine if a protuberance on a BRI-18 tile is safe to fly and will be used to v

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is offloaded from an air cargo plane. It will be taken to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) for testing. The TDRS is one of three (labeled H, I and J) being built in the Hughes Space and Communications Company Integrated Satellite Factory in El Segundo, Calif. The latest TDRS uses an innovative springback antenna design. A pair of 15-foot-diameter, flexible mesh antenna reflectors fold up for launch, then spring back into their original cupped circular shape on orbit. The new satellites will augment the TDRS systems existing Sand Ku-band frequencies by adding Ka-band capability. TDRS will serve as the sole means of continuous, high-data-rate communication with the space shuttle, with the International Space Station upon its completion, and with dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low earth orbit. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched from CCAFS June 29 aboard an Atla

A 436th/512th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy from Dover, AFB, Denver on the ramp at Moi International Airport after delivering relief supplies for the Rawandan war refugees in Goma, Zaire. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Israeli Air Force C-130J Shimshon landing on a dirt strip, Ramon Air Force Base, Israel.

A P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft.

Air to air front, top view of a RC-135 Reconnaissance aircraft on a training mission. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A C-130 Hercules taxi in on runway for a fill-up of both Phoscheck, a chemical fire retardant, and fuel.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: WESTERN WILDFIRES Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041015-F-9429S-016. Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, with the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, flies to the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, New York August 29, 2022 in the Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. The Poseidon is multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, specializing in anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue.

Hurricane Katrina #1604

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender launches from the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 11, 2024. The 9th Air Refueling Squadron leaders designated this specific aircraft as the squadron flagship based off historical records and documentation. The term flagship traditionally referred to the ship that carried the commander of a naval fleet, deeming it most important.

awacs flying in the air above Holland

Turkish Air Force E-7 AWACS.

A People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6K strategic bomber plane.

C-130K Hercules transport airplane of Austrian Armed Forces.

A C-2A Greyhound aircraft of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 110 (VAW-110) prepares to land. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024 BERLIN - JUNE 06, 2024: Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21909186

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H aircraft lands at Omaka Airfield, New Zealand.

DN-ST-87-07252. Country: Unknown

A U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, or InSight, spacecraft designed to land on Mars. InSight was developed and built by Lockheed-Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colorado, and is scheduled for liftoff is May 5, 2018. InSight is the first mission to explore the Red Planet's deep interior. It will investigate processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system including Earth.

An Air Force C-5 Galaxy transport plane rolls to a stop at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to deliver the GOES-R spacecraft for launch processing. The GOES series are weather satellites operated by NOAA to enhance forecasts. The spacecraft is to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in November.

A T-43 navigator training aircraft sits on the flightline awaiting another mission. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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