At this point, with the two aircraft flying in concert under a single system's control, the refueling probe can be deployed and secured, the fuel can be transferred, and then the two aircraft can be ...

Merlin, the developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted its airworthiness plan for the Merlin Pilot ...

Aircraft refueling capabilities are essential for combat superiority, and the world’s most powerful military forces are constantly developing ways of improving them. UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has ...

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

The U.S. Navy's E-2 Advanced Hawkeye is a carrier-borne Airborne Command and Control aircraft that has acted as a nerve center and protective umbrella for carrier groups for decades. Although the ...

Refueling capabilities represent one of the most important factors that can influence a military air force’s combat success. It’s not just about how far aircraft can reach but also about having the ...

Update: FlightGlobal is investigating reports that, contrary to USAF statements, the service had indeed previously completed hot-refueling of KC-135s. The USAF has not yet responded to requests for ...

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has demonstrated in-flight refuelling of an F/A-18F Super Hornet for the first time. The demonstration marks the first time that ...

The US Navy awarded Boeing on Thursday an $850 million contract to design and build the MQ-25A Stingray, the Navy's first carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft. The US Navy awarded Boeing on ...

Ground-based flight operations rely on a series of tightly managed processes that depend on the efficiency of one another, and any deviation in these can have serious enough consequences to ground a ...

Commercial aircraft, in lots of ways, are the typically slower and more practical relatives of military aircraft. The U.S. Air Force's fighter jets, for instance, are often armed with an array of ...

Easy access to international travel is a feature of modern-day life, and the usually vibrant global aviation sector has been deeply affected by the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has placed ...