At the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2025, U.S.-based aerospace company Radia announced the WindRunner for Defense, an ultra-large aircraft it says will be the world’s biggest military cargo plane. Purpose-built to move oversized equipment and heavy loads, the transport is designed to address a long-standing shortage in airlift capacity for U.S. and NATO forces, underscoring growing concerns about rapid logistics in modern conflicts. Read full defense news at this link...
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| Radia positions the military version of its Windrunner as a way to support existing fleets of strategic airlifters that remain operational but are out of production, such as the C-130 Hercules, the C-5 Galaxy, and the C-17 Globemaster III, while adding capacity for volume-dominated missions. (Picture source: Radia) |