It’ll take congressional approval as part of the annual defense budget.

The US has suspended the planned departure of its aerial refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport, potentially forcing the ...

The era of the lumbering, unescorted tanker orbiting safely behind the front lines is ending. For decades, aircraft like the ...

Aerial refueling sounds straightforward enough — one aircraft passes fuel to another mid-flight. But when that mission ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-but-secret Skunk Works has released a sort-of-new image of a concept for the company's Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) military tanker aircraft for in-flight ...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, right, conducts air-to-air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 28, 2022. The Air Force is still settling on a strategy to replace the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aerial Refueling, McConnell Air Force Base is organizing a series of flyovers across various locations on June 27. This event marks the ...

Airbus innovation division UpNext is testing its next-gen autonomous systems for air-to-air in-flight refueling, which could be a revolutionary leap forward for a variety of military and civil ...

A KC-46 Pegasus tanker lost its entire refueling boom during an F-22 Raptor refueling mission, causing costly damage.

The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted its first commercial air-to-air refueling of a fighter jet (an F-16) while en route to the Commando Sling 23 exercise in Singapore. This marks a significant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. Col Cory Damon, Commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell ...

MC-130J Commando II Crews Honored for Historic Aerial Refueling Mission During Contingency Operation. Two MC-130J Commando II crews from the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, ...