Military transport aircraft

A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment. Transport aircraft are crucial to maintaining supply lines to forward bases that are difficult to reach by ground or waterborne access, and can be used for both strategic and tactical missions. They are also often used for civilian emergency relief missions by transporting humanitarian aid.

For freight and cargo aircraft, see Cargo aircraft.
"Heavy transport helicopter" redirects here. For the European Defence Agency project, see Future Transport Helicopter.
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