Portugal has taken delivery of its fourth Embraer KC-390 airlifter and its first to be equipped for aerial refueling. The ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from ...

Family and friends welcomed home Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing during a homecoming event ...

A closet look at how far the Globemaster can go without topping up.

Families gathered in the 185th Iowa Air Guard hangar to welcome home members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing after a ...

India has ordered a handful of Boeing 767 planes to be converted into aerial tankers, with assistance from Israel.

Six pre-owned B-767s will be converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) into aerial refuellers, as the IAF's older ...

For decades, the United States has relied on aircraft not just to fight wars, but to project power across the globe faster ...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel plans to buy two Boeing-made KC-46 military aerial refuelling tankers in a $500 million deal to be financed with U.S. military aid, the Israeli defence ministry said on ...

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 ...

This paper addresses carrier aircraft landing scheduling considering bolting and aerial refueling. It defines fuel and wake ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...