The role of the MQ-25A is intended to provide the Carrier Air Wing with unmanned refueling, freeing up F/A-18E/F aircraft to ...

LONDON—A European Defense Agency initiative to explore the potential automation of hose and drogue refueling has moved into a second phase to examine how the technology could be used to refuel ...

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 ...

Western airpower debates are increasingly driven by grim math. Analysts tally missile inventories, strike ranges, and ...

The new B-21 stealth bomber will achieve its long range through a massive internal fuel capacity. The upcoming Northrup Grumman B-21 Raider is expected to have a remarkably long unfueled range. The ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling control systems enable unmanned and optionally manned aircraft to perform precise rendezvous and docking manoeuvres with tanker platforms without direct human intervention ...

Although the key fixes for the KC-46 will still take years to fully reach the fleet, a new plan promises a 20% availability ...

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray just took flight. See how this carrier-based refueling drone is set to extend the reach of ...

Autonomous aerial refuelling systems using vision-based techniques combine advanced computer vision, machine learning and control systems to enable unmanned and crewed aircraft to maintain continuous ...

The KC-46A aircraft are still relatively new, but will probably serve only as a “bridge” to the widespread adoption of the “Next Generation Air-refueling System” stealth tankers. Unlike the Air ...