The United States Air Force has rung the all-too-familiar warning bell that the Air Force's planned Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) - a planned stealthy refueling tanker - may be ...

The ceremony recognized the aircraft for its contributions to the Air Force over the span of more ... while also maintaining its aerial refueling capability and capacity for the warfighter.

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 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter recently wrapped up tested on a lighting assembly that will enable the Navy's F-35C and Marine Corps F-35B variants to conduct aerial refueling at night ...

Presently, two aerial refueling methods are practiced ... At the moment of probe contact with the drogue, the drag force on the drogue decreases due to loss of tension, resulting in erratic motion of ...

The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet. The Air Force inventory of 732 ...

A legacy of 60+ years in the French Air Force The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling aircraft developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, which also served as the ...

The plane has been developed for Russia’s Aerospace Force but some of our foreign partners are also showing interest in the tanker," Rogozin said. Russia’s improved aerial refueler ...