Following delays, the US Navy aims to fly its refueling drone, the MQ-25 Stingray, for the first time in 2026.

The B‑2 Spirit can fly about 6,000 nautical miles without refueling and, with aerial tankers, has completed 44+ hour combat ...

India has ordered a handful of Boeing 767 planes to be converted into aerial tankers, with assistance from Israel.

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

The Boeing MQ-25A Stingray drone is intended to make aerial refueling safer. The drone is scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2026.

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from ...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has become the first operator to introduce fully certified automatic air-to-air ...

This paper addresses carrier aircraft landing scheduling considering bolting and aerial refueling. It defines fuel and wake interval constraints, formulates a combinatorial optimization model, and ...

Portugal has taken delivery of its fourth Embraer KC-390 airlifter and its first to be equipped for aerial refueling. The ...

Thunderous roars pierced the calm morning air as six colossal KC-135 Stratotankers surged into the sky in an authoritative unison, painting a spectacle against the canvas of Tuesday's dawn. As their ...

Intelligent power management company Eaton has been selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to design, develop and certify the aerial refueling retractable probe for the U.S. Army’s ...

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force conducted its first aerial refueling support for a South Korean military aircraft at ...