The U.S. Air Force’s newest stealth bomber received fuel from a tanker aircraft in flight for the first time on April 14, ...

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, has showcased its impressive aerial refueling capabilities. This achievement ...

The new B-21 stealth bomber will achieve its long range through a massive internal fuel capacity. The upcoming Northrup Grumman B-21 Raider is expected to have a remarkably long unfueled range. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two MH-47G Chinook helicopters assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), refuel mid-air during Arctic ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling control systems enable unmanned and optionally manned aircraft to perform precise rendezvous and docking manoeuvres with tanker platforms without direct human intervention ...

The KC-46A aircraft are still relatively new, but will probably serve only as a “bridge” to the widespread adoption of the “Next Generation Air-refueling System” stealth tankers. Unlike the Air ...

In the 1950s, Boeing made a $16 million bet. As Boeing manufactured newer, faster jet bombers for the Air Force, mid-air refueling aircraft lagged behind. The standard refueling aircraft at the time, ...

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a widely used aerial refueling plane that's been in continuous service with the United States Air Force for over 60 years. The Stratotanker looks a lot like a Boeing ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling systems using vision-based techniques combine advanced computer vision, machine learning and control systems to enable unmanned and crewed aircraft to maintain continuous ...