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

When it comes to the air component of the U.S. military, a lack of midair refuelers could be utterly devastating. One of the ...

Merlin, the developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted its airworthiness plan for the Merlin Pilot ...

Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for departure during Exercise Global Thunder 26 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Global ...

Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the Merlin ...

Real-time flight data is critical to progressing the design, integration, and eventual flight demonstrations of the Merlin Pilot, in addition to informing the planned Next Generation Air-Refueling ...

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...

Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action. The United States Air Force does not disclose the movement of high-profile ...

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan signaled that Eielson Air Force Base could be anticipating four planned KC-135 Stratotankers soon, more than a year after their expected arrival. In a Wednesday news release, ...

The Maine Air National Guard, nicknamed the MAINEiacs, will receive $50 million in federal money to build a new hangar in Bangor. “Home to the MAINEiacs, the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air ...

McGhee Tyson ANGB in Tennessee will receive KC-46A Pegasus tankers by 2031, enhancing air refueling capabilities.