The U.S. Air Force will accelerate the RVS 2.0 upgrade, repurpose early-production aircraft as spare-parts donors, and ...

A stubby, slow-flying, decidedly unglamorous aircraft played a vital role in one of the most dramatic episodes in the Iran War — the rescue of two U.S. airmen shot down over southwestern Iran in early ...

Developers Boeing and the U.S. Navy say they successfully completed the first two-hour test flight of an operational model.

The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling systems using vision-based techniques combine advanced computer vision, machine learning and control systems to enable unmanned and crewed aircraft to maintain continuous ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. Army is looking at ways to do its own aerial refueling and get more training for its special operations helicopter crews, especially as it looks at bringing on modified ...

New photos show the ongoing testing of the US Air Force's B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The B-21 is expected to replace legacy bombers and offers several major modernization upgrades. Aerial refueling ...

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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.

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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a widely used aerial refueling plane that's been in continuous service with the United States Air Force for over 60 years. The Stratotanker looks a lot like a Boeing ...