The Air Force has expanded its reach in the Pacific by refueling an airborne strategic bomber and a special operations aircraft from a commercial tanker for the first time. The…

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii —  The U.S. Air Force is shifting the way it builds and maintains readiness for flight operations by way of commercial enterprise. This change isn’t…

Finding the right balance between proven and leading-edge technologies is a crucial concern for any service looking to extend the range of its combat aircraft, not least because the number…

The U.S. Air Force has released a report it sent to Congress earlier this year about how it might make use of private contractors to provide aerial refueling services to support various…

The U.S. company which provides aerial refueling services for military units, Omega Aerial Refueling Services, Inc. announced that its KC-707 tanker aerial refuels have been certified to refuel the Lockheed…

Omega Aerial Refueling Services is considering buying new aircraft and pulling old ones out of storage in order to meet the US Air Force’s interest in adding commercial tanker services.…

There is an adage that “you can never have enough airlift” but it can also be applied to air-to-air refuelling support, particularly during high tempo operations or large exercises. This…

As part of an effort to deliver a long-awaited, game-changing capability to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the first aerial refueling-equipped E-2D received 2,000 pounds of fuel during a Jan. 10…