China’s successful orbital satellite refueling operation marks a historic milestone that the US has not achieved.

The USMC and the Royal Navy conducted hot-pit refueling exercises and took off from the HMS Prince of Wales—with the F-35B in its “Beast Mode.” ...

China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites, known as SJ-21 and SJ-25 for short, likely docked together in geosynchronous ...

Sorties averaged about 1,000 miles (one way) and, at least in one case, stretched to 1,400 miles.The post Iran operation leaves US longing for Israeli F-35 upgrade appeared first on ...

A ceremony was held at the Wisconsin Air National Guard base at Mitchell International Airport Tuesday, recognizing some one-of-a-kind aircraft tail art. The 128th Air Fueling Wing ...

Midair refueling is pretty standard business these days, but like all the other milestones in flight history, someone had to be the first to do it.

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae has completed its first aerial refueling, marking a significant step in its development. We’re revisiting the milestone and what it means for the jet’s ...

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For the first time ever, last month, an aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC)—the command of the branch responsible for managing its aerial refueling operations—took ...

Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 has conducted its first air-to-air refueling test, joining up with an A330 MRTT.

The long-established private aerial refueling services company completed the first aerial refueling of USAF fighters in a potentially precedent-setting exercise.

The U.S. Air Force employed for the first time last month a commercial aerial refueling service to refuel a RC-135 Rivet Joint and E-3 Sentry during exercise Resolute Hunter 23-2.