There is no other aircraft that can do what the C-5 does – that's why it will fly until 2050

The USAF plans to keep the C-5M Galaxy flying until 2050 despite low readiness rates, rising costs, and maintenance delays.
Dayton Daily News

Wright-Patterson’s C-5 cargo planes to be replaced by C-17s

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 ...
Sam Eckholm on MSN

Watch the US Air Force's largest aircraft swallow tanks, helicopters and armored vehicles

Weighing up to 840,000 pounds (381,000 kg) and capable of carrying an astonishing 281,000 pounds (127,000 kg) of cargo, the ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Plans to Deploy Cruise Missiles from Cargo Aircraft by 2027

The Rapid Dragon program, now called Dragon Cart, transitioned to a Program of Record and will see cargo aircraft able to deploy palletized cruise missiles by 2027. The U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Dragon ...
The Washington Post

Air Force Programs Late, Over Budget, Audit Finds

Four of the Air Force's largest transport plane programs are behind schedule and over their target cost by a total of almost $1 billion, federal auditors said yesterday. Three Lockheed Martin programs ...