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 end of an era. As the aircraft banked away, it signaled not just the ...

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 ...

Simulations and comparisons indicate that the motion of the drogue generated by the proposed modeling method is in good agreement with the real experimental results, and the proposed control method ...

Omega has operated KC-707s both with wing-mounted hose and drogue refueling devices, as well as with aircraft adapted with hose and drogue assemblies within the rear fuselage.

The company provides an expansive portfolio of custom-designed solutions ranging from aerial refueling boom offload systems and receptacles to hose and drogue systems, refueling probes and more.

January 16, 2014: The first Chinese combat aircraft built specifically for aircraft carrier use, the J-15, appears to have been equipped with the in-air refueling pod. These pods contain additional ...

The increased demand for aerial refuelling services for long-haul commercial flights is driving expansion in the hose and drogue section of the commercial sector.

Members of the Pease-based 157th Air Refueling Wing took flight for several hours Tuesday, participating in a northern New England refueling mission with active Air Force members stationed in Maine.