Supply chain problems have delayed an effort to redesign the KC-46 tanker’s refueling boom, keeping the plane years away from being able to gas up the entire Air Force inventory.

A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom system.

Intelligent power management company Eaton was awarded a $3.5 M Air Force Research Lab contract to design a new podded refueling boom, enabling traditional and non-traditional tanker aircraft to ...

Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works division has just released a new notional concept intended for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS), which is set to pair ...

U pdating the United States Air Force military's aerial refueling capability has focused heavily on the KC-46 Pegasus as it replaces the venerable KC-135 Stratotanker. Many point to the Pegasus as ...

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) wrote in January 2022: "Under the Air Force's KC-46 program, Boeing is developing an aerial refueling tanker from a commercial aircraft design.

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, and a CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, perform a mid-flight refueling over the Pacific ...

T he United States Air Force has rung the all-too-familiar warning bell that the Air Force's planned Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) - a planned stealthy refueling tanker - may be ...

The U.S. Air Force is exploring the use of self-flying tankers for aerial refueling and other missions under a new contract. Boston-based Merlin Labs is the beneficiary of the 19-month ...

CLEVELAND, November 12, 2024--Intelligent power management company Eaton was awarded a $3.5M Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) contract to design a new podded refueling boom, enabling traditional and ...