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Radia Adds Partners for WindRunner Supersized Cargo Lifter

Military use cases could include carrying half a dozen Chinook helicopters

Radia WindRunner — Radia says its WindRunner ultra-large cargo aircraft will be able to transport four F-16 fighters or six Chinook helicopters.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

July 7, 2026

Radia has added more partners to its network of suppliers as it steps up work on its planned WindRunner supersized cargo aircraft. On July 7, the start-up announced agreements with European aerospace groups Latécoère and Stirling Dynamics.

These companies join a list of program partners that already includes Italian aerospace giant Leonardo as well as aerostructures specialists Aciturri, Aernnova, and Akaer; avionics contractor Astronautics Corporation of America; and certification consultancy AFuzion. Radia has yet to confirm which engines it will use for the WindRunner, which is expected to be around 10 times larger than the Boeing 777, but has said that using existing technology is the key to its ambitious target of achieving FAA Part 25 type certification in 2030.

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