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

The first of a number of retired U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extenders understood to have been acquired by contractor Omega Aerial ...

The goal is for AI to automatically analyze refueling operations from cameras mounted on the tankers and provide "hot wash" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury, March 31, 2026.

Gov. Larry Rhoden opened a new Single Engine Air Tanker base in Wall to speed initial attacks on wildfires across the Black Hills and Cheyenne River Valley.

Canada's air force will have to wait until the end of next year before it receives the first of four new air tankers critical to refuelling fighter jets in the Arctic. The Royal Canadian Air Force ...

(Bloomberg) — The Boeing Co. needs to fix a lingering defect with its aerial refueling tankers before the US Air Force buys dozens of pricier versions of an aircraft that’s crucial for long-range ...

Although the key fixes for the KC-46 will still take years to fully reach the fleet, a new plan promises a 20% availability increase by 2030, faster RVS 2.0 retrofits and a limited Boeing-led ...

The head of Air Mobility Command says the US Air Force is open to all potential solutions for a next-generation survivable tanker, including a stealthy blended-wing body, a converted business jet and ...

Even as the face of modern air power has evolved, the aerial tanker, in many ways, remains the backbone of the United States Air Force. Tankers can refuel planes in flight, expanding other planes' ...

Aerial tankers might not have the same heroic image as jet fighters or the same firepower heavy bombers do, but their strategic importance is unrivaled in the day-to-day operations and movement of the ...

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 ...