A massive wave of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has moved into the Middle East, marking one of the largest aerial ...

USAF: KC-46 Extension Best Option As NGAS Accelerates is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

Even as the F-117 Nighthawk is officially retired, it continues to serve various purposes with the US Air Force.

The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the introduction of the E-2D Advanced ...

Smaller business jet-derived tankers offer many advantages, but the amount of fuel they have to offload isn't one of them.

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.

Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action.

The new request for information comes after the Air Force seemed to have put NGAS on its back burner, without extensive ...

In the ongoing roller coaster of defense budgets for 2026, a new development has emerged courtesy of the US Air Force and The ...

The RAF notoriously lacks a boom air-to-air refueling capability to support the Poseidon, and the simulated refueling with a KC-135 signals steps are ...

Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 solidified the KC-10’s legendary status during a time of global tension. The mission aimed to strike Libyan targets in retaliation for state-sponsored terrorism, ...