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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu
U.S. Homeland

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers
B-1

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 24, 2020

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers
Cold War

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 9, 2020

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
Israel

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones
Loyal Wingman

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 1, 2020

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s
KC-10

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 25, 2020

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image
U.S. Homeland

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 17, 2020

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
KC-46

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2019

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel
SR-71

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather
KC-135

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 18, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)
E-8

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom
KC-135

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?
KC-135

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2019

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes
KC-46

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More
U.S. Homeland

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51
U.S. Air Force

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF
U.S. Air Force

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada
U.S. Homeland

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 31, 2018

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers
KC-135

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 24, 2019

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes
U.S. Navy

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 22, 2020

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess
KC-46

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 17, 2018

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence
B-1

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse
U.S. Air Force

This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 1, 2017

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020