Hose Drogue Presently, two aerial refueling methods are practiced. One method uses a hose-drogue-probe assembly for the delivery of fuel. Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling ...

Using either an advanced aerial refueling boom, or a hose and drogue centerline refueling system, the KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission.

The Navy wanted a better way to test fighter jets’ aerial refueling components, because old setups didn’t accurately simulate the impact between a jet’s probe and the refueling drogue.

Research under SBIR topic N07-172 lead to the development of Actively Stabilized Refueling Drogue System (ASDRS) by Analytical Mechanical Associated (AMA); a system that is able to counteract ...

Mission: Next Generation Strategic Aerial Refueling, Transport. Prime Contractor: Boeing. Service: USAF Propulsion: 2x Pratt & Whitney 4062 engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 6,385 nm Maximum Cargo ...

The MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels the Navy F/A-18 during a flight June 4 at MidAmerica Airport in Illinois. This test marked the first ever aerial refueling operation between a manned aircraft and ...

"The total included 13 boom contacts and nearly 90,000 pounds of fuel offloaded, providing both aerial refueling training for the RC-135 and E-3 crews." One of Metrea's KC-135Rs in 2020.

Aerial refueling is a standard operation, but a challenging and critical one, ... The US Navy is planning to have the probe-and-drogue refueling drone integrated into a carrier air wing by 2024.

How does aerial refueling work, anyway? It’s like siphoning gas from a car traveling at 350 mph. The purpose of air refueling is to extend the natural range of an aircraft.

Aerial refueling in the Israel ... A complete KC-97 boom assembly was ... locally modified by Israel Aircraft Industries with the addition of wing mounted “hose & drogue” refueling ...

According to Aviation Week, U.S. engineers will soon demonstrate the first in-flight docking of two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while continuing the development of an autonomous aerial ...

Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS) for the first time on Dec. 9, 2020. The successful flight with the Cobham ARS – the same ARS currently ...