in-flight refueling
Airbus retires its A310 MRTT: 18 years at the forefront of European in-flight refueling development
Airbus Defence and Space is retiring from service its A310 MRTT, an aircraft that for 18 years has been a ...
U.S. gives green light for sale of additional KC-46A tankers to Japan
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Japan for KC-46A “Pegasus” ...
Metrea becomes largest private aerial refueling provider after acquiring France’s entire fleet of KC-135 tankers
Metrea becomes the world’s largest private air refueling provider With the purchase of the entire fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers decommissioned ...
Italian Air Force suspends plans for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus acquisition
The Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) decided to suspend its plans to acquire a fleet of Boeing KC-46 Pegasus in-flight ...
KC-747? When Boeing turned a Jumbo into the “Queen of the Tankers”
In the 1970s, Boeing proposed a 747 adapted as an in-flight refueling tanker to compete in the USAF’s Advanced Cargo ...
Argentina to acquire KC-135 tankers to extend the range of its new F-16 fleet
Argentina initiated the administrative processes to analyze different alternatives for the acquisition of KC-135 “Stratotanker” tanker aircraft to extend the ...
Boeing validates software for F/A-18 pilot to control MQ-25 drone during refueling
New software validated by Boeing will allow an F/A-18 Super Hornet manned fighter to control an MQ-25 Stingray drone during ...
KF-21 Boramae performs first in-flight fueling test
Korean Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 Boramae fighter successfully conducted its first in-flight refueling test. The KAI KF-21 Boramae test program reached ...
RAF A330 MRTT Voyager blows a tire during Red Flag exercises
The RAF A330 MRTT Voyager in-flight refueling aircraft was taking part in Red Flag 24-1 exercises in the U.S. when ...
USAF performs novel reverse-flow air refueling test between a C-5M and a KC-10
A crew from the U.S. Air Force’s 22nd Airlift Squadron conducted reverse-flow air refueling training with a C-5M Super Galaxy ...
