On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

Sep. 8—The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational deployment of ...

The Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons successfully conducted their first air-to-air refueling operations with a German Air Force Atlas A400M tanker aircraft. This new capability significantly enhances ...

Commercial aircraft, in lots of ways, are the typically slower and more practical relatives of military aircraft. The U.S. Air Force's fighter jets, for instance, are often armed with an array of ...

The U.S. Air Force’s next-generation tanker was once envisioned as a stealthy, penetrating refueling platform. But that idea is changing, experts and industry sources say, amid competing budget ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - On Tuesday, June 11, the 185th Air Refueling Wing began the process of clearing the runway for outgoing aircraft ahead of its media flight. Only this flight was different, this ...

Investing.com -- The U.S. military has deployed numerous refueling aircraft to Europe as tensions between Iran and Israel escalate into open conflict, according to a Reuters report on Monday. The ...

Aerial refueling is one of the most demanding operations in aviation. Two aircraft fly close enough to touch while turbulence, pressure changes, bow waves, and equipment failures constantly threaten ...

Multiple players who are part of several partnerships have recently completed the trailblazing task of refueling aircraft with liquid hydrogen produced and stored for the first time at an ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Oct 14, 2025 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being ...