I recently visited Meridian to meet with men and women of the 186th Air Refueling Wing, as well as local community and ...

Another vital consideration, of course, is the incredible close proximity between aircraft that's necessitated by mid-air refueling. There's always a risk in such a maneuver, however experienced ...

Field wondered how much experience the pilot had on the F-35B, a complicated plane. There have been deadly accidents during mid-air refueling. On Dec. 6, 2018, a KC-130J and an F/A-18D collided ...

Israeli fighter jets, including the F-35s, unleashed devastating airstrikes on Iran earlier this week, triggering the ...

A video surfaced showing an Israeli F-16 refueling over Syria, allegedly during a strike on Iranian sites. This suggests ...

Separately, a Boeing-owned Stingray demonstrator, the “T1” (see Figure 1), conducted its first flight in 2019 and its first mid-air refueling of another aircraft in 2021. The T1 lacked some ...

including radar-jamming and countermeasures against missile threats.Mid-Air Refueling: The aircraft can refuel in mid-air, providing essentially unlimited range and the capability to remain ...

An F/A-18F from VX-23 receives fuel mid-air during a test to expand ... certify its A400Ms to refuel the tandem-rotor aircraft. “Air -to-air refueling is expected to begin this year in the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They’re some of the most powerful, technologically advanced planes and helicopters in the world, flying over the skies of Albuquerque, and now Kirtland Air Force ...