It was the day that Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it had been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide the ...

This new tanker utilizes an advanced KC-10 boom, a center mounted drogue and wing aerial refueling pods allowing it to refuel multiple types of receiver aircraft as well as foreign national ...

The viral photos were taken by the crew of an aerial tanker during a refueling operation, likely why the pilot was looking up and throwing the horns. Subscribe to Task & Purpose Today. Get the ...

Aerial refueling is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft, the tanker, to another aircraft, the receiver. It allows the Air Force to conserve fuel by not forcing fighters to seek out ...

The KC-130J Hercules was purchased by the Marine Corps to replace its aging fleet of KC-130F tanker aircraft. The “J” is a primary aerial refuelling aircraft for Marine fixed-wing jets and ...

A contract awarded in February calls for the firm to design, integrate, test, and—by early 2025—perform an in-flight demonstration of the Merlin Pilot aboard the aerial refueling tanker.

A KC-767 Aerial-Refueling Tanker and Transport Aircraft with the Italian Air Force is currently heading East over the ...

MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Russia’s latest Ilyushin Il-78M-90A aerial refueling tanker is expected to start undergoing flight tests in July, Ilyushin Aircraft Company First Deputy CEO Pavel ...

With hundreds of firefighters working the front lines of the Palisades fire, tanker planes can be seen scooping ocean water ...