U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., told the Free Press on Thursday that Selfridge Air National Guard Base will be home to a new squadron of 12 KC-46A refueling tanker aircraft, per a conversation ...

The possibility of conflict with Beijing puts a far greater emphasis on aerial refueling ... 15 new KC-46A Pegasus tankers. In addition to a new stealthy tanker, the Air Force is also looking ...

the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for the first ever aerial refueling by the Air Force's new combat search and rescue helicopter, August 5. This connection marked the start ...

The KC-46A from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron was assigned the role of the plane's official flight demonstration team.

The first tanker was propeller-driven and today they are based on airliners (the Boeing 707 and 767), but this is soon set to ...

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 ...

He added “The 168th Wing at Eielson is the only Alaska-based air refueling unit supporting ... Brown said the new tankers will support Alaska-based Air Force units in both the Arctic and the ...

None of the U.S. Air Force’s existing tanker aircraft were capable of holding ... The result was the KC-135Q, an entirely new variant of aircraft. With a top speed of Mach 3, a service ceiling ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...

Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 1,500 miles Crew: Three (pilot, co-pilot and boom operator) The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s ...

13—Four additional KC-135 Stratotankers, the lynchpins of the U.S. military's aerial refueling ... are no new Stratotankers. Of the roughly 400 KC-135s still used by the Air Force, most were ...