With a wingspan of 172 feet and a crew of just two pilots — the B-2 relies on automation to help complete long-haul flights.

Israel conflict continues, B-2 stealth bombers with massive ordnance penetrators could target Iran's buried Fordow nuclear ...

The U.S. has moved dozens of air refueling tankers to European air bases in response to the Israel-Iran conflict, including ...

These aerial refueling missions are crucial for the Air Force's operations in Iran, enabling the continued maintenance of ...

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 ...

Given the clear tactical and strategic benefits of aerial refueling, most U.S. military aircraft have the capability. Additionally, the KC-135 isn't the only tanker in town, as the KC-130 Hercules ...

The U.S. Navy is developing an aircraft carrier-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to perform aerial refueling and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The MQ-25 ...

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 ...

Additionally, the plane has shielding over every bit of ... It’s also capable of mid-air refueling, meaning the mobile command center—which ordinarily has a maximum range of around 9,000 ...

Dec. 13—Four additional KC-135 Stratotankers, the lynchpins of the U.S. military's aerial refueling operations, have been assigned to Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, and with them around ...

Dan Sullivan, nearly four years after the Air Force first stated ... in Fairbanks. Aerial refueling is the military capacity to add fuel to various planes in mid-flight, thereby extending their ...