Radia, a dual-use aerospace company developing WindRunner, the world’s largest cargo aircraft, announced that Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Moore, former Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, has joined the company as an advisor.
The announcement was made during the AFA Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, where Radia is exhibiting as it continues to position WindRunner for defense and strategic mobility applications.
Moore brings more than three decades of senior operational, mobility, and force planning experience across U.S. and allied airlift missions. As the Air Force’s senior planner and programmer, he led the development of the service’s force structure and resource-allocation strategy, aligning air and cyber forces with national defense objectives.
He has logged more than 4,000 flight hours in aircraft, including the C-17, C-5, C-130, and KC-135, and has commanded major airlift units, including the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. His background spans strategic lift, global basing, and multinational mobility operations, areas that are increasingly relevant as defense planners evaluate future transport requirements for very large cargo and infrastructure.
Radia is developing WindRunner as a dual-use platform designed to transport cargo sizes that exceed current airlift limits. The aircraft is intended to support defense, space, energy, aerospace, and humanitarian logistics missions without reliance on specialized infrastructure.
Moore joins a growing group of Radia advisors with experience in defense mobility, operational planning, and national security architecture. The company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, and Rome, Italy, and is building a global network of partners and suppliers.
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“Rick has spent his career shaping how the Air Force plans, builds, and employs global mobility forces. His perspective on future airlift needs and operational resilience is directly aligned with the role platforms like WindRunner can play in addressing outsized logistics gaps identified by defense stakeholders.”
Mark Lundstrom, Founder and CEO, Radia
“Future mobility challenges will increasingly involve scale, flexibility, and resilience. Platforms capable of moving extremely large cargo between dispersed locations can expand operational options in ways not previously available.”
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Moore, Advisor, Radia
