Featured in TankerBYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareAir Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out OfThe Air Force is evaluating using the Pegasus for limited operational missions, but it’s still years away from providing its intended mission set. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2021ShareIran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into ServiceThe 755-foot vessel seems to be Iran’s answer to the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Bases. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareF-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)It’s the second mission of its kind this week and this time they made the trip in clear skies right over the most populated area on the west coast. BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2020ShareWatch Six A-10 Warthogs Execute A Glorious Mass Flare Release Over The Persian GulfThe wall of Warthogs put on quite the fireworks show off the coast of Dubai. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 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 RogowayNov 26, 2019ShareAustralia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options ExistThe chances of Australia being allowed or actually wanting to buy B-21s is next to none, but it doesn’t need them to chuck missiles far from home. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 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, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2019ShareIranian Tanker Burning Off Saudi Arabia In The Red Sea (Updated)It isn’t clear what happened to the ship, but the fact that it is burning off the Saudi coast at a time of extreme tension is highly concerning. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGlimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper DroneThe ability to rush small detachments of unmanned aircraft to remote, forward locations could enable all new operational concepts. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick DeploymentsA single task force of stealth fighters and rescue aircraft could offer a new model for crisis response missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019ShareEverything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)The Pentagon won’t comment in detail about the incident and there is already confusion as to what type was actually lost. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019ShareU.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)The U.S. is building its case against Iran as it works to reach an “international consensus” that the hardline IRGC was behind the operation. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019Share12
BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareAir Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out OfThe Air Force is evaluating using the Pegasus for limited operational missions, but it’s still years away from providing its intended mission set. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2021ShareIran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into ServiceThe 755-foot vessel seems to be Iran’s answer to the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Bases. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareF-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)It’s the second mission of its kind this week and this time they made the trip in clear skies right over the most populated area on the west coast. BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2020ShareWatch Six A-10 Warthogs Execute A Glorious Mass Flare Release Over The Persian GulfThe wall of Warthogs put on quite the fireworks show off the coast of Dubai. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 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 RogowayNov 26, 2019ShareAustralia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options ExistThe chances of Australia being allowed or actually wanting to buy B-21s is next to none, but it doesn’t need them to chuck missiles far from home. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 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
BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2019ShareIranian Tanker Burning Off Saudi Arabia In The Red Sea (Updated)It isn’t clear what happened to the ship, but the fact that it is burning off the Saudi coast at a time of extreme tension is highly concerning. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGlimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper DroneThe ability to rush small detachments of unmanned aircraft to remote, forward locations could enable all new operational concepts. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick DeploymentsA single task force of stealth fighters and rescue aircraft could offer a new model for crisis response missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019ShareEverything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)The Pentagon won’t comment in detail about the incident and there is already confusion as to what type was actually lost. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019ShareU.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)The U.S. is building its case against Iran as it works to reach an “international consensus” that the hardline IRGC was behind the operation. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2019Share
