The era of the lumbering, unescorted tanker orbiting safely behind the front lines is ending. For decades, aircraft like the ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is looking to equip its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet with aerial refueling booms, allowing the aircraft to support several platforms that ...

A Royal Air Force official at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference 2026 has confirmed that the planned GCAP fighter ...

Discover why the KC-135's new Starshield-style antenna could make the Stratotanker a critical link in America's future strike ...

Aerial tankers might not have the same heroic image as jet fighters or the same firepower heavy bombers do, but their strategic importance is unrivaled in the day-to-day operations and movement of the ...

Even as the face of modern air power has evolved, the aerial tanker, in many ways, remains the backbone of the United States Air Force. Tankers can refuel planes in flight, expanding other planes' ...

A KC-46 Pegasus tanker lost its entire refueling boom during an F-22 Raptor refueling mission, causing costly damage.

In addition to questionable availability rates, the Air Force tanker fleet also suffers from severe sustainment issues, ...

A 2025 accident was the fourth time since 2022 that a design flaw known as "nozzle binding" in the Air Force's newest, high tech tanker played a role in a refueling accident.

The Air Force faced questions from a government watchdog agency and a Senate panel about its in-flight refueling aircraft. The Air Force has not accurately recorded the mission-ready status of ...

Commercial aerial refuelling provider Metrea will in the coming days deploy its first Boeing KC-135 tanker to India as it gears up to perform an initial mission for the Indian air force by the end of ...

Simulations consistently point to the vulnerability of larger refuelers concentrated at a handful of airfields.