The operation marked the first use of the R-20 at the base to conduct hot-pit refueling, allowing the UH-60 Black Hawk ...

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, participate in a training flight over Northern California, Aug. 27, 2025. The training flight included aerial ...

The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling ...

What began as a risky stunt in the 1920s became one of aviation’s most important breakthroughs. In-flight refueling turned ...

The KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft is based on the Boeing 767-200ER and features a fly-by-wire refueling boom, a separate hose and drogue system, and a camera-based remote vision system for the boom ...

Together with the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail refueled by an USAF KC-46A Pegasus, the RAAF KC-30 being able to refuel F-15s enhances interoperability between Australia and the U.S. The RAAF (Royal Australian ...

The US Air Force is hoping that its KC-46 fleet will be able to handle a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but logistical problems are complicating this plan. The KC-46 drama continues as the US Air Force ...

U.S. based F-35A Lightning IIs and EA-18G Growlers are the latest combat jets to head to U.S. Southern Command, while HH-60W Pave Hawks have relocated from Japan to Puerto Rico. Adding to the already ...