A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker performs an in-flight refuel for two F-22 Raptor jets during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 16, 2026.U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary ...
Six crew abroad a U.S. military KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have been found dead. CENTCOM, which oversees operations in the Middle East, said that two aircraft were involved ...
It first flew in 1956, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. It carries 200,000 pounds of fuel, siphoned away midair through a metal tube. And it doesn’t have parachutes, trapping crews during a ...
A new Probe Refueling Adapter, developed in response to an urgent combatant command requirement, allows the A-10 to significantly expand its refueling options as it is currently dependent on the ...
Just over a month after the first test, the A-10C is now flying in the Middle East with the new Probe Refueling Adapter which allows it to refuel from the HC-130J with the probe and drogue system. The ...