Aerial refueling has always been one of the trickiest jobs in the sky, demanding the pilot or boom operator look directly out a window at a distance of mere feet to make a connection. The new KC-46 ...

The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the introduction of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the French Navy. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

Aerial refueling is one of the most routine operations in modern military aviation, yet it is arguably the riskiest part of ...

Despite being more than six decades old, the U.S. navy's E2 Command and Control aircraft continues to receive upgrades, and ...

Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, making a competition for a near-term buy unaffordable, the service says in ...

Thunderous roars pierced the calm morning air as six colossal KC-135 Stratotankers surged into the sky in an authoritative unison, painting a spectacle against the canvas of Tuesday's dawn. As their ...

All but 10 of the built E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes are now capable of receiving aerial refueling. Credit: Northrop Grumman The U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye has become the most ...

Intelligent power management company Eaton has been selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to design, develop and certify the aerial refueling retractable probe for the U.S. Army’s ...