Defense News4d
Denmark signals plan to join European air refueling pool, buy tankers
An Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft refuels an F-16D fighter from the Republic of Singapore Air Force. (Airbus) PARIS — Denmark indicated plans to join a European pool of air-to ...
Union Leader3d
NH Guard aviators continue partnership with Salvadoran counterparts at air show
Cols. David Mattimore and Nelson Perron were taken aback for all the right reasons during their first trip to El Salvador.
Aviation Week26d
U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Tanker Prospects Are Running On Fumes
A new U.S. Air Force analysis that recommends a systems-based approach to achieve survivable air refueling renders moot a next-gen stealthy tanker like the one pictured. Credit: Lockheed Martin ...
The Aviationist22d
Uncertain Future for the U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Stealth Tanker
A new U.S. Air Force analysis recommends continuing the development of NGAD, as well as terminating the NGAS stealth tanker program which was supposed to support the next gen fighter in contested ...
Aviation Week26d
AFRL Taps Lockheed To Revive Automated Air Refueling Tech
AFRL first experimented with automated aerial refueling on a Learjet tested about 20 years ago. Credit: AFRL Lockheed Martin will develop an experimental technology to enable an automated ...
The Aviationist20d
B-21 Raider’s Extended Range Increases Demand for Aerial Refueling Support
A fleet of 100 B-21 Raiders would require more tankers than the 20 B-2 Spirits currently in service, as well as a faster fuel transfer rate to reduce the time needed to refuel in the air.
Kiii3 News29d
Kingsville's new hot pit refueling site promises year-round operations
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It's the first aircraft protective enclosure for hot pit refueling sites. Kingsville Mayor Sam Fugate was onsite celebrating the development that has been in the works at ...
Stars and Stripes23d
Florida Air National Guard now in fifth-generation fighter era
The Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing started its week by becoming the fourth Air National Guard unit to be equipped with fifth-generation fighter aircraft, according to a unit ...
The Verge25d
Delta Air Lines bets on ‘blended-wing’ flight to reduce emissions
The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body demonstrator aircraft by 2027. The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body ...
Defense One23d
There’s a tanker-sized gap in this vision of the Air Force’s future
The debate at this week’s Air & Space Force Association’s Warfare Symposium focused on a plea to President Trump to "Make the Air Force Great Again." In the spirit of a post-mission aircrew ...
Newsweek29d
US Air Force Suspends KC-46 Tanker Deliveries After Cracks Appear
Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...