LONDON—Eighteen years after securing a contract to provide the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) aerial refueling capability, Airtanker has launched an effort to secure a follow-on deal into the 2030s.

Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US military aerial refueling tanker landed at an airbase in the United Kingdom on April 12, exhibiting signs of possible damage.