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Century Of Aerial Refueling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S.
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 27, 2023
Lockheed No Longer Looking To Offer Airbus A330 Tanker On Contract Basis
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 7, 2023
Airbus’s Drone Aerial Refueling Demo Is A Glimpse Of Air Combat Future
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Mar 31, 2023
KC-135 Tankers To Finally Get Fuel-Saving Winglets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 28, 2023
Air Mobility Command’s Fleet Of Tankers, Cargo Planes Go Incognito
By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 4, 2023
KC-46 Expands Its Austere Airfield Capabilities, Could Include Roadways In Future
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Mar 3, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Tanks Reverting To Cold War Thermal Sights
By Stetson Payne / Updated Feb 25, 2023
Air Force Says It Needs More Survivable Tankers By 2040
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 1, 2023
Stealthy Tanker-Transport Aircraft Concept Unveiled By Boeing
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 26, 2023
New Nuke-Sniffing Jet Flies Off South America On First International Mission
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 18, 2023
KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Flies With A Single Pilot At The Controls
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 28, 2022
New Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Renderings From Lockheed
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 26, 2022
KC-390 With A Boom Could Be The Agile Tanker The Air Force Needs
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Sep 20, 2022
KC-135 Boom-Down Emergency Landing Was Result Of Incident With B-1
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 13, 2022
KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 26, 2022
KC-46 Tanker Made Emergency Landing With Its Boom Deployed (Updated)
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Aug 24, 2022
Watch This NATO Tanker Make A Landing With A Dangling Refueling Hose
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 1, 2022
Air Force Wants Blended Wing-Body Aircraft Demonstrator Flying By 2026
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 22, 2022
Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 18, 2022
Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Jun 30, 2022
Tankers Charging Drones With Lasers The Focus Of New DARPA Program
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 19, 2022
KC-46 Tanker’s Recent “97 Percent” Milestone Isn’t The Whole Story
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 5, 2022
KC-135R Tanker Autopilots Still Suffering From Dangerous Anomalies
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated May 13, 2022
KC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight Ever
By Oliver Parken / Updated May 10, 2022
E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Apr 29, 2022
Air Force Restricts Use Of Autopilot On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers Again
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 10, 2022
Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 1, 2022
Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 27, 2022
Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 15, 2021
20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 29, 2021
RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 22, 2021
The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 20, 2021
Lockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against Boeing
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 17, 2021
Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth Fighter
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 14, 2021
The Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The Sunset
By Brett Tingley / Updated Jul 9, 2021
It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 11, 2021
The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 24, 2021
KC-135 Tanker Tested With Loyal Wingman Drone
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 15, 2021
Air Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out Of
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 2, 2021
F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand Operations
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 29, 2021
F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 22, 2020
Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 10, 2020
A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
By Robert Hopkins / Updated Nov 27, 2020
First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 13, 2020
The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 3, 2020
Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 16, 2020
Watch Giant DC-10 Fire Bombers Make Intense Attack Runs On Arizona’s Multiple Blazes
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jun 13, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Apr 22, 2020
The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 30, 2020
Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 30, 2020
This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 8, 2020
Watch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 9, 2020