Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force's (USAF's) future inventory in a proposed "Agile ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many ...

Discover the Voyager - the largest aircraft operated by the UK’s RAF. It supports long-range, global defense missions at home ...

The Air Force is operating the MCAS-equipped KC-46 without incident or concern; there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the ...

If the Air Force operated a more survivable tanker, the argument went ... Since unit cost correlates with aircraft weight and size, buying a small number of large, stealthy tankers could pay ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is wrapping up analysis meant to determine the service’s need from a future tanker aircraft. That evaluation includes factors such as runway requirements, fuel transfer ...

A notional rendering of a tanker design for the Next-Generation ... which allow the KC-46 to refuel two fighter aircraft at once. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh) The Air ...

Boeing has halted deliveries of its KC-46 tanker after structural cracks were found in new aircraft on delivery to the Air Force which is inspecting its entire fleet of 89 KC-46s, TWZ reported.

The Polish ministry plans to buy refueling planes to service the country’s growing fleet of fighters. Poland operates F-16 jets and FA-50 light attack aircraft, among others, and is awaiting the ...