House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...

India is on the verge of signing an Rs 8,000 crore contract with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to acquire six aerial ...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in advanced stages of finalizing a Rs 8,000 crore deal for mid-air refuelling aircraft, with Israeli aerospace major Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) likely to emerge as ...

The Israeli state-owned firm has emerged as the single vendor in the competitive process and is expected to modify six second ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the introduction of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the French Navy. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ...

With only one bidder remaining, Israel appears poised to secure India’s crucial aerial refuelling fleet upgrade plan worth Rs ...

Thanks to aerial refueling, the E-4B Doomsday Plane can stay airborne for up to a week, but engine fluids and crew endurance ...

A massive wave of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has moved into the Middle East, marking one of the largest aerial ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts an air-to-air refuel with a KC-130J Super Hercules with ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...