New US Air Force investigation shows how an in-flight refueling of an F-22 Raptor went wrong to the tune of nearly $10 million

A KC-46 Pegasus tanker lost its entire refueling boom during an F-22 Raptor refueling mission, causing costly damage.
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Air Force One can refuel in mid-air, but here's why it rarely does

The United States Air Force(USAF) is the owner of the world's most advanced Boeing 747. The VC-25A, known by the callsign 'Air Force One' when flying the President, boasts a long list of incredible ...
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U.S. Navy conducts first drone in-flight refueling

The US Navy announced it had successfully completed the first in-flight refueling of a drone, widely increasing the use and range of the unmanned aircraft. In a flight along the eastern coast of the ...
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Take a look inside an Air Force aerial tanker that kept fighter jets and bombers in the air

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KC-10A Extenders served as aerial refueling tankers in the US Air Force from 1981 to 2024. The first KC-10A Extender ever built is ...
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How boom operators aboard the US Air Force's flying gas stations keep their cool doing an 'inherently dangerous' job

Thousands of feet up and racing across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, US Air Force tankers close to within just 12 feet of fighter jets to refuel them in flight, sometimes as little as 8 feet, ...
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US Army considering aerial refuelling capability for new MV-75 tiltrotor

The army is weighing wether it should add both an air-to-air refuelling probe for the rotorcraft and an organic tanker platform to the service’s aviation inventory. The US Army is considering adding ...
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The B-21 Raider Bomber Is Gearing Up for Aerial Refueling

During a recent test, the B-21 was photographed in refueling position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft—but it appears that no fuel was actually transferred. The B-21 Raider, ...