Ever since the United States Air Force stood up its first aerial refueling squadron in 1948, the technique of filling up fighter gas tanks on the fly has become an integral component of a US Armed ...

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

An HH-60W Jolly Green II receives fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II during helicopter air-to-air refueling off the coast of California during Exercise Steel Knight 25 on Dec. 10, 2025. This training ...

Together with the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail refueled by an USAF KC-46A Pegasus, the RAAF KC-30 being able to refuel F-15s enhances interoperability between Australia and the U.S. The RAAF (Royal Australian ...

Dec. 4 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., on Tuesday. The Pegasus is capable of single- ...

The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are pushing to bring the Air Force’s next-generation KC-46 Pegasus refueling jets to Columbus, a move supporters say would strengthen national defense and boost ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NATO fighter jets from three countries carried out refueling missions ...

Zeus didn’t get involved, but Uncle Sam did. Like it’s namesake, this Pegasus is also being placed amongst stars. The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday afternoon that the 134th Air Refueling Wing ...