Welcome back to the Daily Aviation as we explore the evolution of US Navy carrier-based uncrewed systems, from the X-47B and ...

Military aircraft don't have time to land and refuel on sensitive missions. That's where aerial refueling tankers come in.

Aerial refueling has been a cornerstone of air power since the first successful transfer of fuel between two aircraft in 1923. For a century, the fundamental concept has remained surprisingly ...

The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in ...

Spain, Germany, and Belgium have advanced to the second phase of an EDA project to enable automatic refueling of unmanned ...

As the need for nimbler, more agile air forces grows, the US and its allies are perfecting the art of mid-air refuelling. In April 2024 writer Christopher Lord and photographer Jason Koxvold joined a ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

The X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully completed the first-ever fully autonomous aerial refueling, taking on over 4,000 pounds of fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker. This demonstration marks a "tipping ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-but-secret Skunk Works has released a sort-of-new image of a concept for the company's Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) military tanker aircraft for in-flight ...

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UK to Offer Saudi Arabia Aerial Refueling to Counter Houthi Attacks ABOARD THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER’S PLANE (AP) — Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...