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 ...
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World’s first fully certified automatic air refueling system sets a new benchmark
Singapore has helped Airbus clear a major aviation milestone, pushing automated refueling from trials ...
Following delays, the US Navy aims to fly its refueling drone, the MQ-25 Stingray, for the first time in 2026.
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How the Airbus A330 MRTT Could Change Aerial Refueling Forever
The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from civilian supply chains for upkeep.
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 ...
The B‑2 Spirit can fly about 6,000 nautical miles without refueling and, with aerial tankers, has completed 44+ hour combat ...
Airbus and Singapore have achieved full certification of the Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling capability on the Airbus A330 ...
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 ...
Six pre-owned B-767s will be converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) into aerial refuellers, as the IAF’s older Russian Il-78MKIs experience availability issues. The Indian Ministry of Defence ...
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force conducted its first aerial refueling support for a South Korean military aircraft at ...
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