Embraer and Northrop Grumman aim to offer advanced aerial refueling options amid a tanker capability gap in the U.S. and other Allied air forces. The two firms will combine their technical expertise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Air Force KC-135 tanker refuels an Israeli F-16 during an exercise in 2022. The U.S. Air Force now has at least 14 aerial ...

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the United ...

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 ...

The Lockheed Martin (Ft. Worth, Texas) F-35 Lightning II successfully completed the first stage of its airborne refueling tests during the aircraft's 34th flight yesterday. Aerial refueling capability ...

The U.S. Navy's E-2 Advanced Hawkeye is a carrier-borne Airborne Command and Control aircraft that has acted as a nerve center and protective umbrella for carrier groups for decades. Although the ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from civilian supply chains for upkeep. The Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport ...

Embraer and Northrop Grumman aim to offer advanced aerial refueling options amid a tanker capability gap in the U.S. and other Allied air forces. Brazilian aerospace major Embraer and Northrop Grumman ...