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On March 4, 1954, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter soared into the skies for its maiden flight, ... Note that the aircraft is ...
In the past, the Israeli Air Force modified its F-4s with a cheap probe much easy to mount and quite effective. A similar kit could be also developed for the Israeli F-15I, in anticipation of a ...
On April 19, 1965, the F-104C-equipped 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron arrived at Da Nang Air Base. The plane, a fighter-bomber variant, had a refueling probe and hard points to mount external ...
NEW DELHI — Following two years of joint development, Indian defense manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), Lockheed Martin and Cobham have developed an F-16 refueling probe.
F-35B tail number "BF-17" flew over Edwards AFB recently on a series of trials aimed at testing a new white refueling probe light. The dusk timing, desert locale and the F-35’s metallic skin ...
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter recently wrapped up tested on a lighting assembly that will enable refueling at night with the KC-135 Stratotanker.
In its release on the refueling done with Omega during Commando Sling 23, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) air mobility operations chief, Lt. Col. Curtis Holtman, explained the Air Force’s rationale ...
Taken on Feb. 1, 2002, the main image of the article shows maintenance personnel dispatched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) removing a refueling basket from the ...
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 and French Rafale involved in an mid-air emergency over Mali. Taken from a 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) KC-135 Stratotanker during what seemed to be (at least until then ...
When the Royal Navy resurrects its carrier aviation, it won't have any older fighters to refuel its F-35s, so they'll need to learn the trick.
During tests in 2013, the Calspan Learjet 25 fitted with a refueling probe and with X-47B's avionics, autonomously connected with a KC-707 tanker as if it were refueling operationally.