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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

There are two processes to aerial refueling, ... The probe-and-drogue method transfers fuel at a rate of 2,000 pounds per minute ...