Featured in Aerial RefuelingBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareNavy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DronesThe Navy is standing up the unit to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareFirst KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)The type’s first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareNavy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test DangersSeminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B’s refueling probe tip during tanker trials. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth TankerFielding a stealthy tanker would go a long way to remedy the USAF’s near-sighted practice of betting heavily on relatively short-ranged stealth fighters, but it won’t be cheap. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareRomanian Dictator’s Boeing 707 Makes First Flight In Years For Delivery To Air Refueling FirmThe jet will join Omega Air’s existing fleet as the Pentagon’s interest contractor aerial refueling services grows. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is AmazingIt all looks so smooth and almost easy until you take a closer look at the pilot’s control inputs and the boom’s movement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareWhat Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?We have the likely answer as well as some major questions as to how Air Force One was able to reach Afghanistan without aerial refueling. BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is ForThe system is totally unique to the tiny handful of 747 Jumbo Jets with aerial refueling capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareThe First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has ArrivedThe second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace. BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2019ShareNavy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling CapabilityThe unit will now begin training aircrews to make use of the plane’s new capabilities ahead of plans to begin converting operational units next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignThe US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Gives First Clues About its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignA US government agency is already flying its Avenger and a foreign customer is interested in buying nearly 100 more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In CaliforniaIt’s not clear whether the company is using the X-47B aircraft as a surrogate or an actual prototype design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even MoreReported draft requirements focus almost entirely on tanking with no clear mention of intelligence missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019ShareWatch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air ShowThe aerial refueler’s swooping landing was certainly different! BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2019ShareNew Air Force One Jets To Have 1,200 Nautical Miles Less Range Than Originally RequiredDetails about this reduced requirement, among others, have emerged along with news that the White House wants the planes delivered sooner. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight TestingThe exotic looking carrier-based drone is heading to MidAmerica Airport on the outskirts of St. Louis to begin its ground and air test program. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareUSAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of FixesBoeing will begin delivering the aircraft soon, but persistent issues with the refueling system will limit their operational utility in the near-term. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2018ShareBehold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10After 55 years of service, the Hawkeye is finally getting aerial refueling capability. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareMarine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated)The aircraft were on a routine training mission out of MCAS Iwakuni, which is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareBoeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To JapanJust as yet another target delivery date may be emerging, the KC-46 has hopped across the Pacific to visit its first export customer. BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 11, 2018ShareKC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery LoomsThe KC-46 receives FAA certification and the USAF orders 18 more, but major problems with the aircraft haven’t been officially solved. BYTyler RogowaySep 11, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBoeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker CompetitionDomestic firm Israel Aerospace Industries had planned to convert second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft into aerial refuelers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2018ShareWatch This F-35B Have A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UKThe video is also a reminder of the jet’s often overlooked but unmitigated aerial refueling issues. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareExclusive: New Photos Of Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone On The Ramp In St. LouisThe images give us our first view of the entire aircraft, as well as a sense of its overall scale. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareThis Slo-Mo Video Of MH-60M Spec Ops Helicopters Refueling At Sunset Is GloriousThis is some of the best footage we have seen of the 160th SOAR “Night Stalkers” and their specially modified Black Hawks in action. BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareTop General Confirms White House Axed New Air Force One’s Aerial Refueling CapabilityIt looks like the President’s claims are now driving USAF requirements for the next Air Force One jets. BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2017ShareRetired RAF Tristars Will Get New Lives As Contracted Aerial RefuellersAfter sitting idle in retirement for three years, the best of the Tristar fleet will be brought back into service as aerial refueling tankers. BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2017Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareNavy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DronesThe Navy is standing up the unit to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareFirst KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)The type’s first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareNavy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test DangersSeminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B’s refueling probe tip during tanker trials. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth TankerFielding a stealthy tanker would go a long way to remedy the USAF’s near-sighted practice of betting heavily on relatively short-ranged stealth fighters, but it won’t be cheap. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareRomanian Dictator’s Boeing 707 Makes First Flight In Years For Delivery To Air Refueling FirmThe jet will join Omega Air’s existing fleet as the Pentagon’s interest contractor aerial refueling services grows. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is AmazingIt all looks so smooth and almost easy until you take a closer look at the pilot’s control inputs and the boom’s movement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareWhat Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?We have the likely answer as well as some major questions as to how Air Force One was able to reach Afghanistan without aerial refueling. BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is ForThe system is totally unique to the tiny handful of 747 Jumbo Jets with aerial refueling capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareThe First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has ArrivedThe second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace. BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2019ShareNavy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling CapabilityThe unit will now begin training aircrews to make use of the plane’s new capabilities ahead of plans to begin converting operational units next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignThe US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Gives First Clues About its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignA US government agency is already flying its Avenger and a foreign customer is interested in buying nearly 100 more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In CaliforniaIt’s not clear whether the company is using the X-47B aircraft as a surrogate or an actual prototype design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even MoreReported draft requirements focus almost entirely on tanking with no clear mention of intelligence missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019ShareWatch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air ShowThe aerial refueler’s swooping landing was certainly different! BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2019ShareNew Air Force One Jets To Have 1,200 Nautical Miles Less Range Than Originally RequiredDetails about this reduced requirement, among others, have emerged along with news that the White House wants the planes delivered sooner. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight TestingThe exotic looking carrier-based drone is heading to MidAmerica Airport on the outskirts of St. Louis to begin its ground and air test program. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareUSAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of FixesBoeing will begin delivering the aircraft soon, but persistent issues with the refueling system will limit their operational utility in the near-term. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2018ShareBehold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10After 55 years of service, the Hawkeye is finally getting aerial refueling capability. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareMarine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated)The aircraft were on a routine training mission out of MCAS Iwakuni, which is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareBoeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To JapanJust as yet another target delivery date may be emerging, the KC-46 has hopped across the Pacific to visit its first export customer. BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 11, 2018ShareKC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery LoomsThe KC-46 receives FAA certification and the USAF orders 18 more, but major problems with the aircraft haven’t been officially solved. BYTyler RogowaySep 11, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBoeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker CompetitionDomestic firm Israel Aerospace Industries had planned to convert second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft into aerial refuelers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2018ShareWatch This F-35B Have A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UKThe video is also a reminder of the jet’s often overlooked but unmitigated aerial refueling issues. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareExclusive: New Photos Of Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone On The Ramp In St. LouisThe images give us our first view of the entire aircraft, as well as a sense of its overall scale. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareThis Slo-Mo Video Of MH-60M Spec Ops Helicopters Refueling At Sunset Is GloriousThis is some of the best footage we have seen of the 160th SOAR “Night Stalkers” and their specially modified Black Hawks in action. BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareTop General Confirms White House Axed New Air Force One’s Aerial Refueling CapabilityIt looks like the President’s claims are now driving USAF requirements for the next Air Force One jets. BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2017ShareRetired RAF Tristars Will Get New Lives As Contracted Aerial RefuellersAfter sitting idle in retirement for three years, the best of the Tristar fleet will be brought back into service as aerial refueling tankers. BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2017Share