Military cargo planes use a high-wing configuration, which allows cargo to be easily loaded, maximizes storage space, and mitigates the risk of engine damage.

The aircraft on this list represent cargo transportation at the strategic level — that is, moving the absolute largest amount of goods between two points.

The US military cargo plane whose hold was filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew more than 800 people on board, far more than originally confirmed by the ...

If you've ever seen a massive military cargo plane, you may have noticed that its wings are on top of the fuselage rather than below it. Here's why that is.

The U.S. military will need more Boeing Co <BA.N> C-17 transport planes in coming years because some of its huge C-5 transport planes, built by Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N>, are just too old to be ...

The 36th Airlift Squadron’s old C-130H Hercules cargo planes seem to know their time in Japan is coming to an end. The more than 40-year-old aircraft began acting up when a pair of sleek, new C ...