The massive cargo planes had been grounded following two separate incidents involving problems with landing gear. The C-5 Super Galaxies were grounded on July 17 after a second malfunction involving ...

The U.S. Air Force is arming its cargo planes with bombs for attack missions in a clear move to expand the offensive warfare envelope for its fleet of tactical supply and transport aircraft ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force plans to retire the aging, massive C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and replace them with newer C-17 cargo ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Five gigantic military cargo planes that had been grounded because of landing gear problems can return to the air as officials ordered fixes fleet-wide.

The US Air Force's massive C-5 cargo plane has played an important role in every US conflict since it entered service in 1970.

The aircraft's arrival received a lot of attention on social media. The C-5 Galaxy is the Air Force's largest aircraft in its inventory.

The U.S. Air Force is arming its cargo planes with bombs for attack missions in a clear move to expand the offensive warfare envelope for its fleet of tactical supply and transport aircraft ...

The Air Force expects to retire Wright-Patterson’s fleet of 10 C-5 Galaxies, five at a time during fiscal 2011 and 2012, and replace them with eight newer, smaller C-17 transport aircraft. Four ...

The Air Force wants to turn cargo planes into makeshift bombers. The jets would carry cruise missiles to bombard enemy forces from the outside.

The Pentagon is sending $50 million cargo planes straight from the assembly line to mothballs because it has no use for them, yet it still hasn’t stopped ordering the aircraft, according to a ...

The service incorporated remotely-operated flights into its massive REFORPAC exercise as it aims to make cargo flights ...

The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and is the biggest airlifter in the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft can carry a fully equipped combat-ready military unit to any point in the world. It ...