Latest "air refueling" stories

Tech Sgt. Connor Oswald, loadmaster assigned to the 4th Airlift Squadron, connects a fuel hose during a wet-wing defuel while Senior Airman John Soto, loadmaster assigned to the 4th Airlift Squadron, overlooks, June 16, 2021 at Thule Air Base, Greenland. (Airman Mira Roman/Air National Guard)

The Air Force is trying out a new kind of tanker: its C-17 cargo plane

The Air Force is looking for additional ways to increase the operational range of aircraft.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

A KC-46A Pegasus, assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, sits on the flightline at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 17, 2022. The aircraft is one of four participating in the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise, ECE 22-03. The exercise is part of Air Mobility Command’s strategy to employ the KC-46A for operational missions, prior to it reaching full operational capability. (Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert/Air Force)

Air Force considers removing co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews

The idea could reduce potential troop casualties during wartime refueling missions.

By Rachel S. Cohen

8 months ago

Gradual retirement for tanker jets endorsed by House lawmakers

The Air Force wants to ditch older tankers to make room for the KC-46 Pegasus.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

US Air Force receives new KC-46 aircraft, an event decades in the making

The Air Force is set to get its first long-delayed Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air-refueling tankers at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.

By Valerie Insinna and Jeff Martin

4 years ago

What happens once the KC-46 is delivered?

The U.S. Air Force is sharing details on what could happen once the first KC-46 tanker is delivered.

By Jeff Martin

4 years ago

US Air Force explores space-based cargo operations, confirms talks with SpaceX

While it's currently just a concept, Air Mobility Command is taking a look at how cargo operations could be done in space.

By Jeff Martin

4 years ago

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