Major General Kenneth Thad Bibb, Jr. Joins Radia
Radia is pleased to welcome Major General Kenneth "Thad" Bibb Jr., USAF (Ret), as Vice President of Business Development for Defense.
Boulder, CO – May 6, 2025 – Radia, the aerospace innovator behind WindRunner™—the world’s largest cargo aircraft—is pleased to welcome Major General Kenneth “Thad” Bibb, Jr., USAF (Ret), as Vice President of Business Development for Defense. General Bibb brings decades of military aviation and logistics leadership to help guide Radia’s growing role in supporting U.S. and allied defense operations.
With 33 years in the United States Air Force, General Bibb has commanded some of the service’s most critical logistics and mobility organizations. As Commander of the 18th Air Force, he led 36,000 Airmen who executed global airlift, refueling, and aeromedical missions, and he oversaw the fleet that included the C-5 and C-17 heavy lift assets. Previously, he directed the 618th Air Operations Center, overseeing daily flight operations across a global fleet of 1,100 aircraft. He also served in senior roles within Air Force Materiel Command, responsible for strategic planning and oversight of multi-billion-dollar research, development, and sustainment programs.
“General Bibb is a rare leader who understands both the operational needs and strategic challenges facing modern defense logistics,” said Mark Lundstrom, CEO of Radia. “He brings vital insight and relationships to ensure WindRunner’s unique capabilities directly support critical missions across the globe.”
The WindRunner was designed to meet pressing demands for large-scale, flexible logistics— both in energy and defense. It has twelve times the cargo volume of a 747 and can land on short, rugged runways. This makes the WindRunner a powerful complement to commercial assets like AN-124s and the US military's legacy fleets of C-5 and C-17 aircraft, and their supporting air refuelers such as the KC-46 and aging KC-135. It is also a flexible tool for carrying aircraft like the F-16 and its support equipment.
“The WindRunner solves a real problem—it can carry enormous cargo that other air transport vehicles cannot,” said General Bibb. “I’m excited to see the WindRunner as a dual-use aircraft that can replace, and augment missions served by the C-5 and C-17. It brings a new level of flexibility and speed to logistics planning. I’m proud to join Radia at a moment when rapid, resilient mobility is more important than ever.”
General Bibb’s appointment builds on Radia’s momentum in the defense sector and reinforces its commitment to strengthening national security through agile, infrastructure-light air logistics.
About Radia
Radia has developed the WindRunner™, the largest aircraft ever built by volume. Designed for dual use, it enables efficient delivery of oversized cargo to locations with limited infrastructure—serving applications in clean energy, defense, aerospace, and emergency response. In the renewable sector, WindRunner allows the deployment of next-generation onshore wind turbines too large for land transport, unlocking cheaper and more abundant energy. Radia has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a ‘WEF Unicorn’ and by Endeavor as an ‘Endeavor Entrepreneur.’ Learn more at radia.com.
