Two EA-18G Growler aircraft crashed into one another during close aerial maneuvering on Sunday, with all four crewmembers ...

Two E/A-18G Growlers, attached to the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139, conduct an aerial refueling as part ...

The latest and greatest airborne tanker in the US Air Force, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, has had a very troubled entry into ...

Although the key fixes for the KC-46 will still take years to fully reach the fleet, a new plan promises a 20% availability ...

The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling systems using vision-based techniques combine advanced computer vision, machine learning and control systems to enable unmanned and crewed aircraft to maintain continuous ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling control systems enable unmanned and optionally manned aircraft to perform precise rendezvous and docking manoeuvres with tanker platforms without direct human intervention ...

The Navy’s unmanned MQ-25A Stingray made its first flight Saturday, an early step toward a future mix of manned and unmanned aircraft operating from carriers at sea. The two-hour flight originated ...

Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling ...

The army is weighing wether it should add both an air-to-air refuelling probe for the rotorcraft and an organic tanker platform to the service’s aviation inventory. The US Army is considering adding ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker that sustained visible damage during an incident in Iraqi airspace has reportedly returned to flight operations, raising questions about how quickly the U.S. Air Force clears ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. Army is looking at ways to do its own aerial refueling and get more training for its special operations helicopter crews, especially as it looks at bringing on modified ...