In 1973, Egypt and others launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israel, which had won all three previous wars against Arab states, was caught off guard and suffered a major blow. The U.S. urgently ...

Singapore has helped Airbus clear a major aviation milestone, pushing automated refueling from trials ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson has been chosen to fly the Air Force's new KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft, after being one of seven units under consideration. Based ...

Currently, European NATO members possess a fleet of 156 midair refuelers, compared to America’s fleet of 447. Europe has made a commitment to restoring its indigenous defense capabilities. As it looks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15 Strike Eagle for an aerial refueling test over California in 2018. Three of the Air Force’s ...

Six pre-owned B-767s will be converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) into aerial refuellers, as the IAF’s older Russian Il-78MKIs experience availability issues. The Indian Ministry of Defence ...

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 ...

A view shows the entire process at the 10th Main Jet Base Command in Incirlik, from the preparations made by the Asenalar Squadron for air refueling to the mid-air refueling of F-16 and F-4E/2020 ...

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

The Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI and the Royal Thai Air Force’s Gripen fighter aircraft will conduct a joint exercise in ...

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 ...