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

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

Capt. Jordan Wesemann, a KC-135 tanker pilot, refueled his twin brother Jared's F-35 fighter jet during an exercise in Japan. Their father is a former Air Force rescue pilot.

Three of the Air Force’s newest and most advanced refueling tankers sustained a combined $22 million in damage in similar airborne accidents when refueling probes became stuck in fighter jets during ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Israeli F-15 fighter jets are refueled by a Boeing 707 during ...

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the United ...

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 ...

As the US moves some assets away from its Al Udeid air base in Qatar ahead of possible conflict with Iran, six American KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft take off from the base, according to flight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

An Airbus A330 refueling tanker on Wednesday lost part of its refueling boom during a test for the Royal Australian Air Force, according to a <a href="http://www ...

LONDON — Rising costs have pushed the U.K.’s A400M transport buy and its aerial refueling tanker to the top of a list of overspending military programs compiled by the National Audit Office (NAO). A ...