Discover how 25 U.S. aerial refueling missions extend American airpower globally. Learn about the technology, methods, and ...

Military aircraft don't have time to land and refuel on sensitive missions. That's where aerial refueling tankers come in.

Aerial refueling was already a tricky task, but the new US Air Force tanker has made things a lot more difficult, but how and ...

The X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully performed the first-ever fully autonomous aerial refueling, taking on over 4,000 pounds of fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker. This achievement marks a "tipping ...

The U.S. Navy is continuing to examine land-based options for Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray, an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has completed its first-ever aerial refueling, marking the start of developmental testing. The new helicopter connected with an ...

An Omega KDC-10 refueled the two aircraft over the Pacific Ocean in March. The U.S. Air Force’s Pacific Air Forces command recently disclosed that commercial aerial refueling services have been used ...

The refuelings took place over the Gulf of Aden as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG. Two U.S. Navy ...

Doha will unlikely receive any of these aircraft for at least a few years. Nevertheless, one can already reasonably speculate ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cobham Mission Systems, the world leader in air-to-air refueling solutions, proudly confirms its underwing mounted refueling buddy store was carried for the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KC-10A Extenders served as aerial refueling tankers in the US Air Force from 1981 to 2024. The first KC-10A Extender ever built is ...