Using either an advanced aerial refueling boom, or a hose and drogue centerline refueling system, the KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission.

The tests went well and included fitting the aircraft with a McDonnell Douglas Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom and additional fuel tanks. By adding fuel tanks below the main deck, the KC-10 had ...

The screen projects information from the RVS camera, which is located on the tail of the tanker just in front of the refueling boom. The audio script from the video also states that the boom ...

This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire control system and delivering a fuel offload rate required for large aircraft. In addition ...

The A-4 Skyhawk is a classic icon of naval aviation but did you know it was one the pioneering jets of aerial refueling too?

Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the tanker into a receptacle on ...

This contract supports the technological advancement, development, demonstration and risk mitigation of automated boom refueling and relative navigation. Airborne refueling extends the range or ...

This refueling technique is called "flying boom". It's a difficult method that both aircrafts have to navigate. Here's how the mission is completed: The receiver aircraft approaches the tanker ...

The U.S. Air Force is considering Forbes Field Air National Guard Base in Topeka as a potential site for the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker. A final decision will be made in fall 2025 after ...

Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the tanker into a receptacle on ...

Get to know the Airman of the Month for January, Staff Sgt. Jaden Allen 54th Air Refueling Squadron instructor boom operator, from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

"It gets a little sketchy sometimes" 100th Air Refueling Wing boom operator"It gets a little sketchy sometimes" 100th Air Refueling Wing boom operator Available for over a year Based at RAF ...