As a space buff, I knew the KC-135 was used to train astronauts for weightlessness. But its main mission is USAF aircraft ...

As prep for a Kansas trip to participate in a KC-135 mid-air refueling, we thought it would be interesting to revisit other ...

The F-21, an advanced iteration of Lockheed Martin’s F-16, has been offered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a tailored "Make ...

He leaves behind a legacy as the last F-16 Fighter pilot who flew with the 185th Fighter Wing before the unit’s conversion to aerial refueling over 20 years ago. South Sioux City Good Samaritan ...

The first batch of payments has been made in Turkey’s nearly five-year effort to purchase new F-16 fighter jets from the ...

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) shared an image of the F-35Bs, attached to the ITS Cavour Carrier Strike Group, conducting an air-to-air refueling (AAR) with a Super Hornet. The U.S. Navy's ...

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a supersonic twin-engine stealth fighter. Designed as an air superiority fighter it has ...

Notably, both the Italian Navy’s and Air Force’s F-35Bs are embarked on ITS Cavour aircraft carrier and took part to the MLDE’s events, including the “buddy-buddy” refueling. In fact ...

But one of the most amazing moves is how it can refuel in midair ... run the fuel from the tanker to the receiver. Jets like the F-22 and F-35 have boom receptacles for receiving the fuel from ...

"We are able to break open opportunities not afforded to aircraft, like the F-22, in a major combat operation when we rapidly seize an airfield and utilize it to rearm and refuel air dominance ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. is refocusing its training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots on younger cadets rather than experienced air force members, a decision that could extend by many months the timeline for ...

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter recently wrapped up tested on a lighting assembly that will enable the Navy's F-35C and Marine Corps F-35B variants to conduct aerial refueling at night ...