From Naval Air Systems Command, Sep 27, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Recent successful testing of hand-launched deployments of ...

Officially, plans for the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System, or NGAS, still call for a clean-sheet tanker design, more survivable than the service’s current Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 tankers.

Renowned singer Caterina Valente (All Paris is Dreaming of Love) has died at the age of 93. She passed away peacefully on September 9 at her home in Lugano, Switzerland, her press spokesman ...

In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration ...

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, unveiled in 2015, represents a significant leap in heavy-lift helicopter technology. With its advanced features and capabilities, this helicopter ...

Notably, LMT’s CH-53K King Stallion builds on Sikorsky’s legacy, following the success of earlier models such as the CH-53A, CH-53D/G and CH-53E. Designed for modern combat and shipboard ...

This will be his seventh deployment. The deployment marks a shift away from legacy tankers, including the Air Force’s 1950’s-era aerial refueling fleet of KC-135s. National Guard Adjutant ...

On the battlefront, Ukraine said Russian forces attacked it with eight aerial drones and three guided missiles, including the latest round of assaults directed at the Ukrainian capital ...

Members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing recently provided a hands-on experience with the KC-135 aircraft, designed to acquaint participants with the intricacies of the military refueling craft.

Russian drones have violated the airspace of two NATO countries during an air raid on Ukraine. A drone entered Romanian territory early on Sunday as Moscow struck 'civilian targets and port ...

Air-to-air refueling is possible. Embraer's transport plane becomes the KC-390 ranker when in aerial refueling mode. It can refuel planes, helicopters, and other C-390s. In September 2022 ...