The era of the lumbering, unescorted tanker orbiting safely behind the front lines is ending. For decades, aircraft like the ...

It’ll take congressional approval as part of the annual defense budget.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, right, conducts air-to-air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 28, 2022. The Air Force is still settling on a strategy to replace the ...

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Aerial refueling sounds straightforward enough — one aircraft passes fuel to another mid-flight. But when that mission ...

The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted its first commercial air-to-air refueling of a fighter jet (an F-16) while en route to the Commando Sling 23 exercise in Singapore. This marks a significant ...

Refueling an aircraft in mid-air is not at all easy. In fact, it’s one of the most complex maneuvers for pilots. This is why every milestone on the path toward regular air-to-air refueling operations ...

The Royal Air Force (RAF) successfully completed its first air-to-air refueling of Typhoon jets using a German Air Force Atlas A400M. This operation enhances the flexibility and capability of the RAF ...

Airbus innovation division UpNext is testing its next-gen autonomous systems for air-to-air in-flight refueling, which could be a revolutionary leap forward for a variety of military and civil ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to complete the certification of the F-117s with the KC-46 by the end of this month. The KC-46 has already been certified to refuel almost all receivers, with a few still to ...

Practice makes perfect, and members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing sharpened their skills with a tactical combat casualty care exercise for the first time.

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, refuels an F-15C Eagle while an F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15C assigned to Eglin AFB, Florida, fly alongside ...