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.

An aerial right side view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a KC-135R Stratotanker. Country: Unknown

A 182nd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules rests on the apron at sunrise in Peoria, Ill., Oct. 8, 2014. The Illinois Air National Guard unit has been flying C-130s since 1995.

An air-to-air left side view of a 438th Airlift Wing, C-141 Starlifter flying over suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The C-141, tail #40616 provides long range airlift capability for Air Mobility Command. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A KC-130J Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

Melbourne Airport, A Jet Plane flies overhead. May 2003

C-27J Spartan cargo plane of the Kenya Defence Forces.

Germany, Berlin, ILA 2012, air force, military aircraft, transporter, runway,

KC-135R Stratotanker from the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall climbs out during takeoff during Air Fete 97. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

KC-10A Extender, tail number 79-0433, prepares to land at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 26, 2022. This particular aircraft was the first of 60 Extenders that entered the U.S. Air Force inventory. The aircraft was retired to Dover AFB from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to become the 36th addition to the Air Mobility Command Museum.

Belgian Airbus Atlas A400M on static display during the Chièvres Air Fest, Chièvres, Belgium, June 25, 2022.

Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance USAF U.S. Air Force underneath sky

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina parked on the flight line ramp. The aircraft and crews are on a temporary deployment supporting a pending air movement of troops and equipment for the humanitarian mission in Central Africa. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX TUSK Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An air-to-air right side view of a 438th Airlift Wing, C-141 Starlifter flying over the coastline of New Jersey. The C-141, tail #40616 provides long range airlift capability for Air Mobility Command. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

B-52 Carrying X-43A

IL-76MD military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force over Russia.

Ukrainian Air Force An-26 transport plane, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft flies over the flightline while an A-10 Thunderbolt II waits for clearance to takeoff at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. SOFIA was a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). DLR provided the telescope, aircraft maintenance and various forms of support for the mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Chandra X-ray Observatory is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy transporter two days after landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility on Feb. 4. The observatory sits cradled in the cargo hold of a tractor-trailer rig called the Space Cargo Transportation System, which closely resembles the size and shape of the Shuttle cargo bay. In the background (right) is the mate-demate device, used when an orbiter is returned to KSC on the back of a Shuttle carrier aircraft. Over the next few months, Chandra will undergo final tests and be mated to a Boeing-provided Inertial Upper Stage for launch July 9 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, on mission STS-93 . Formerly called the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, Chandra comprises three major elements: the spacecraft, the science instrument module (SIM), and the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. Chandra will allow scientists from around the world to see previously invisible black holes and high-temperature gas

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the U. S. Airforce, 22. 06. 2005. ILA International Aerospace Exhibition Berlin, Schoenefeld, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

US Navy Grumman EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft carrying a mix of external fuel tanks and electronic jamming pods. Red Flag Nellis AFB NV.

DF-ST-89-06867. Country: Unknown

Tu-95MSM strategic bomber with X-101 missiles performing test flight.

Four KC-46 Pegasus taxi on a runway before a 21-aircraft flush during Exercise Lethal Pride at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 27, 2023. Sixteen KC-46 Pegasus and five KC-135 Stratotankers took off in rapid succession during the exercise.

A left side view of a Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2) EP-3B Orion aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

040818-F-0971G-022. Base: Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An E-3 Sentry (AWACS) from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., taxis on the flightline at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., May 16, 2015. Eight AWACS arrived here due to tornado alerts in Oklahoma.

Total Force - The Super Guppy made a VERY rare stop at Tinker Air Force Base today for some gas on its way to Florida. The NASA aircraft was delivering an Orion Heatshield for a mission expected a few years from now.

A 68th Military Airlift Squadron C-5 Galaxy aircraft taxis on the runway after landing. The aircraft is airlifting supplies and equipment from the United States. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

ER-2 tail number 709, was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were platforms for a variety of high-altitude science missions flown over various parts of the world. They were also used for earth science and atmospheric sensor research and development, satellite calibration and data validation.

An HC-130J Combat King II sits on the runway before heading to Red Flag 24-1 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 10, 2024. There are typically three iterations of Red Flag annually, including U.S. only and with Allies and Partners.

Airbus A400M, military transport aircraft during air display, RIAT 2015, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A Turkish Air Force 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.

DF-ST-87-13281. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A KC-46A Pegasus taxis down the McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, flightline after its delivery Oct. 21, 2022. The aircraft, assigned to the the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the active-duty component at McConnell AFB, is the 23 KC-46 to be added to the base's inventory.

MC-130H Combat Talon II of the U.S. Air Force taking off from Stuttgart Airfield, Germany.

Clouds form over a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex, Texas, Aug. 29, 2022. The aircraft and crew used Kelly Field to fly to and from the Roar by the Shore air and space expo in South Padre Island, Texas. The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707-320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water.

A U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter takes off from Howard AFB after delivering personnel and material needed for the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

B-52 Lifting X-38

KC-135R Stratotanker on the runway

A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing takes off from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2022. The formation flight was part of the 757th Airlift Squadron's annual TAC week, a condensed week of flight training highlighted by a six-aircraft formation flight.

Israeli Air Force C-130 Karnaf on the ramp at Nevatim Air Force Base.

IL-76LL engine testbed landing (PD-14 engine testing), Zhukovsky, Russia.

An E-7 Wedgetail of the Royal Australian Air Force taking off.

Israeli Air Force C-130 Karnaf on the ramp at Nevatim Air Force Base.

DM-SC-89-05515. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right side view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft over Norton Air Force Base. Base: Southern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-141s are lined up on the flight line, soon to be on their way to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: Restore Hope Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

USA, South Dakota, Box Elder, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Air and Space Museum, B-52

A C-27J Spartan of the Peruvian Air Force.

040410-F-8234M-032. Base: Quonset-Holland Angb State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A B-52H Stratofortress sits parked on the Main Parking Apron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 23, 2022. The first B-52H assigned to Minot AFB arrived on July 16, 1961.

A 910th Airlift WingC-130H Hercules, assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, takes off from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, on Jan. 18, 2023. The C-130 was grounded by an Air Mobility Command time compliance technical order on Sept. 27, 2022, while conducting an aerial spray mission at MHAFB. The 910th AW dispatched a maintenance recovery team, Jan. 9-20, to inspect and repair the C-130 for its return trip home.

A 75th Airlift Squadron (75th AS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft, left, and a 7th Airlift Squadron (7th AS) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, right, fly over the northern California coastline at dusk. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Close-up of radar on the Hellenic Air Force EMB-145 AWACS aircraft.

A U.S. Air Force E-8C JSTARS command and control aircraft.

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III lands at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A C-27J Spartan, aircraft lands Oct. 14, at HectorInternational, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. The familiarization tour to get acquainted with the aircraft and planned mission transition scheduled to begin in 2013. The C-27J is a mid-range, multifunctional and interoperable aircraft able to perform logistical re-supply medical evacuation, troop movement, airdrop operations, humanitarian assistance and homeland security missions for the U.S. Air Force. The C-27J is essential to the U.S. Air Force's ability to provide on-demand transport of time-sensitive/mission-critical cargo, key personnel to forward deployed units. (DoD photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

A C-5 Galaxy aircraft carrying aircraft maintenance troops from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, taxies down the runway at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation PHOENIX OVER. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX OVER Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

EC-130H Compass CallPrimary function: Electronic warfare, suppression of enemy air defenses and offensive counter information. Dimensions: Wingspan 132 ft. 7 in.; length 97 ft. 9 in.; height 38 ft. 3 in. Speed: 300 mph. Range: 2,295 miles unrefueled. Crew: 13.

Riverside, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 A fleet of more than 70 Southern California Edison utility trucks is being prepared for transport to the East Coast to help restore power in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Air Force will use six C-5 and eight C-17 aircraft to transport the vehicles from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion.

An air-to-air left rear view of a US Air Force NKC-135A Stratotanker Airborne Laser Laboratory (ALL) aircraft over the Pacific Missile Test Center range. The plane will be used to test targets. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 1, 2023. A trace amount of snow fell at the base, marking the event as the first snowfall of the season.

C-130 NASA-707 in flight over foothills

C-141 (NASA-714) Kuipter Airborne Observatory in flight. ca. 1973

A left side view of an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 (VAW-116) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A right side view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft landing during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Several UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are parked in the background. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

11/24/2013. Airbus A310 of the Air Force to transport personalities ARCHDC.

The first camouflaged C-5 Galaxy aircraft is towed out to the flight line at the Air Logistics Center. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A head-on view of a British Royal Air Force Nimrod Mr. Mark 2 maritime patrol aircraft parked on the ramp. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

A right side view of a P-3 Orion aircraft with a special paint scheme for use during a Harpoon missile visibility test on infrared video. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with orbiter Columbia on top takes off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip. In the foreground is another SCA, which brought Atlantis back to KSC from California. The ferry flight began in California March 1. Unfavorable weather conditions kept it on the ground at Dyess AFB, Texas, until it could return to Florida. Columbia is returning from a 17-month-long modification and refurbishment process as part of a routine maintenance plan. The orbiter will next fly on mission STS-107, scheduled Oct. 25

U.S. Air Force KC-135's assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing are parked on the flightline at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Oct. 21, 2022. Photos of the aircraft were for general public affairs use.

C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, military aircraft, military aircraft, Royal Jordanian Navy air show, low-level flight, Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia

An EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft taxis past other variations of the C-135 aircraft as it prepares for departure during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sit parked on the flight line at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 5, 2023. The planes are covered in snow during the first snow of the year.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a Volga-Dnepr Antonov AN-124-100, a Ukranian/Russian cargo aircraft has landed on the Skid Strip. The aircraft is delivering the booster stage of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket slated to launch NASA's Juno spacecraft Aug. 5.The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core.

DF-ST-87-03274. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft flies over Pyramid Lake, Nevada, during an Employers Supporting the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift, April, 15, 2022. One of the Nevada National Guards strategic priorities is to be engaged and involved with the local communities, and these flights are one of the ways the High Rollers build support from members of the Greater Reno Area.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Air Mobility Command, Joint Base Charleston flyover Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Jan. 5, 2023. The C-17 carried an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle Tank Truck to hot defuel and refuel a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache as part of a training exercise.

Russian Air Force An-26 taking off from Zhukovsky, Russia.

A Royal Dutch Air Force C-130 Hercules 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 21909199

Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Museum Speyer, Russian Antonov AN-22, jumbo cargo aircraft

LINEA DE AVIONES C-212. Location: CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS-CASA. GETAFE. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas prepares for landing.

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with orbiter Columbia on top takes off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip. In the foreground is another SCA, which brought Atlantis back to KSC from California. The ferry flight began in California March 1. Unfavorable weather conditions kept it on the ground at Dyess AFB, Texas, until it could return to Florida. Columbia is returning from a 17-month-long modification and refurbishment process as part of a routine maintenance plan. The orbiter will next fly on mission STS-107, scheduled Oct. 25

A Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft flies over Pyramid Lake, Nevada, during an Employers Supporting the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift, April, 15, 2022. One of the Nevada National Guards strategic priorities is to be engaged and involved with the local communities, and these flights are one of the ways the High Rollers build support from members of the Greater Reno Area.

NATO reconnaissance aircraft Awacs, Boeing E-3A Sentry (707-320) LX-N 90443

An A400M Atlas prepares for landing.

A 130 Hercules military training aircraft flies overhead from the training base on Prince Edward Island Canada

Allied Museum, Clayallee, Dahlem, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Lockheed P-3C (Update II) Orion long distance maritime patrol range 300 (1982-2006) prepared at the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg.

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress. Long-range, jet-powered heavy strategic bomber. Produced by the American company Boeing, it became operational in 1955 in the US Air Force. D models were modified to carry conventional bombs externally during the Vietnam War. South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Box Elder, South Dakota, United States.

An air-to-air right side view of an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft in use during a tactical large force employment exercise. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air left front view of a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141 Starlifter aircraft in a camouflage paint scheme. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 21, 2022. Strategic bombers contribute to stability in the European theater, they provide a critical role in strategic deterrence. If called upon, U.S. bombers offer a rapid response capability.

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender taxies off the runway at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 12, 2022. Travis AFB is host to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, and the 621st Contingency Response Wing. Travis AFB operates and maintains 18 C-5, 13 C-17 and 26 KC-10 aircraft providing refueling, cargo, and medical evacuation support to rapid mobility operations worldwide.

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