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 ...

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.

The Pentagon may have to delay the purchase of aerial refueling tankers as a cost-cutting measure, CQ Daily reported on Monday. ... “flying boom” or “probe and drogue.” ...

The aircraft will be transferred to U.S.-based Metrea for continued use as commercial aerial refueling platforms.

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.

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 ...

In partnership with aerospace company Boeing, the U.S. Navy has successfully carried out aerial refueling using an unmanned aircraft for the first time. The service branch said Monday that the ...

How aerial refueling works U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain A fighter jet must meet the tanker in the air to refuel, and they must be within 100 feet of each other to initiate the ...

Today there are two main systems for aerial refueling. The “probe-and-drogue” uses a long hose like the “grab and drag”, but instead of snagging it in midair, the pilot maneuvers the ...

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 ...

What’s more, the privately-held company is a turn-key aerial refueling services provider. Omega holds the intellectual property for converting Boeing 707 (an aircraft developed simultaneously ...