Currently, the UK has about 37 F-35B fighters, which are the version capable of short take-off and vertical landings (STOVL) in the manner of the retired Harrier. These are able to operate from the ...

The Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project will see the conversion of five existing Canadian Airbus A330 widebodies into multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) by Airbus Defense as well as ...

One of the most successful tanker aircraft ever developed is the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), a European-built aerial refueling platform and military transport jet based on the ...

A group of 16 retired U.S. Air Force generals is asking congressional leaders to increase the purchase of F-35 Lightning ...

Now delivering fifth-generation hose and drogue designs, Cobham Mission Systems provides a comprehensive portfolio of air-to-air refueling products that include wing pods, fuselage refueling units ...

Derisking studies have confirmed that the A330-800neo’s new wing configuration can accommodate hose-and-drogue refueling pods. Credit: Sylvain Ramadier/Airbus Europe is stepping up efforts to ...

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 ...