Featured in KC-10BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareLockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)Lockheed and Airbus look to unseat Boeing as the purveyor of new aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in a new competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareThe Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian AirspaceThe clandestine stealth fighter overflight that outraged Austria in the months leading up to a second war with Iraq. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 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 TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020ShareThis Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just BonkersA B-52, KC-10, FB-111, and two KC-135s pulled off wild maneuvers, many of which wouldn’t be allowed today, over Offutt AFB at the end of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 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 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 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019ShareWait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can’t cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn’t it doing that already? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 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, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareLockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)Lockheed and Airbus look to unseat Boeing as the purveyor of new aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in a new competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareThe Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian AirspaceThe clandestine stealth fighter overflight that outraged Austria in the months leading up to a second war with Iraq. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 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 TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020ShareThis Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just BonkersA B-52, KC-10, FB-111, and two KC-135s pulled off wild maneuvers, many of which wouldn’t be allowed today, over Offutt AFB at the end of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 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 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 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019ShareWait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can’t cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn’t it doing that already? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 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
