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

France’s final Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker made its ceremonial pass over Airbase 125 in Istres on June 30, 2025, marking the ...

The UK has decided to acquire at least 12 F-35A stealth fighters. These fighter jets should be able to carry out nuclear and conventional strikes ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint,” declares the U.S. Energy Information ...

Given the clear tactical and strategic benefits of aerial refueling, most U.S. military aircraft have the capability. Additionally, the KC-135 isn't the only tanker in town, as the KC-130 Hercules ...

Over the last 100 years, Eaton has elevated aerial refueling from a novel concept to a staple of modern-day aviation, introducing the world’s first hose and drogue system and advancing ...

Officially, plans for the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System, or NGAS, still call for a clean-sheet tanker design, more survivable than the service’s current Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 tankers.

Boeing simulated how a Super Hornet pilot could control the refueling drone and have it release its drogue so that the fighter jet could receive the precious fuel.

Boeing advances Manned-Unmanned Teaming for Naval Aviation through aerial refueling operations in simulator environment. Boeing has made significant strides in advancing its manned-unmanned ...

Though Omega Air Inc. has been around since the 1980s, it has only just gotten around to providing aerial refueling services to the U.S. Air Force. It’s a significant new development despite the ...

In the attack role, the IAF now had American-built A-4H Skyhawks and F-4E Phantoms fitted with refueling probes, theoretically giving the fighter-jets the ability to remain in the air for much ...