Featured in NKAWTGBYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareF-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand OperationsThe F-117 has been cleared to refuel from the entire KC-135 force again 13 years since its “retirement” and 38 years since its first flight. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareNKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51Exotic and highly secretive aircraft in flight testing need gas too. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 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, 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 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 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
BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareF-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand OperationsThe F-117 has been cleared to refuel from the entire KC-135 force again 13 years since its “retirement” and 38 years since its first flight. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareNKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51Exotic and highly secretive aircraft in flight testing need gas too. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 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
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 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 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
