The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean has become the world’s most critical theater for military air power projection, where ...

Reports during the U.S.-Iran conflict claimed that American KC-135 refueling aircraft were damaged on the ground during ...

The U.S. Air Force needs to create a comprehensive assessment and plan to improve the sustainment of its aerial refueling tanker, which has consistently fallen below its readiness ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. That included $4.69 billion for additional Apache helicopters for ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...

Built to revolutionize aerial refueling, this next-generation tanker promised big gains — but its path to service has been ...

The KC-46 is outfitted with a kitchen, oven, bathroom, and temperature controls that allow it to better regulate the temperature levels.

The test is aimed at expanding the refueling envelope of the A400M to refuel a wide variety of NATO aircraft, and follows the first ever refueling of a V-22 in early 2025. A German Air Force ...

The U.S. Navy's E-2 Advanced Hawkeye is a carrier-borne Airborne Command and Control aircraft that has acted as a nerve center and protective umbrella for carrier groups for decades. Although the ...