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First KC-10 Leaves the Boneyard For New Life With Omega Air Refueling

The first of a number of retired U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extenders understood to have been acquired by contractor Omega Aerial Refueling Services left Davis-Monthan AFB on Oct. 20 fo...

U.S. Exploring Transfer of Surplus KC-10 Tankers to Undisclosed North African Partner

A contract notice, first reported on by Aviation Week, was released seeking industry interest for the reactivation and in-service support of up to four KC-10 Extender aircraft for...

US Air Force seeks to revive retired KC-10 tankers for North African nation

The US Air Force is seeking companies that can return up to four retired KC-10 Extender tankers to… The post US Air Force seeks to revive retired KC-10 tankers for North African na...

Boeing Lands $13.4B Air Force KC-46 FMS Contract Modification

Boeing has received a $13.4 billion Air Force contract modification to add FMS scope for the KC-46 aircraft.

Chinese air force reveals Y-20B tanker-transport variant in official training image

China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, sugg...

Unmanned Aerial Refueler Remotely Controlled By At-Sea Aircraft Carrier Control Station

PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. (Oct. 19, 2026) – In a historic U.S. naval aviation event, an aircraft carrier connected to, and controlled, an unmann...

US's Kalitta Charters II adds first B757 converted freighter

Kalitta Charters II (K5, Detroit Willow Run) has added its first B757-200(PCF) converted freighter, representing the largest aircraft operated by the Michigan-based Part 121 on-de...

MQ-25A Stingray Remotely Controlled from USS Ronald Reagan

The test validated hardware and software in the carrier-based MD-5C Ground Control Station, marking another step toward integrating unmanned aerial refueling into carrier operation...

UK Minister Confirms Development of RAF Boom Refueling Capability

In a response to an MP’s written question, Defence minister Luke Pollard said that the RAF’s existing aerial refueling force will be complemented by the development of a boom refue...

Second U.S. Navy carrier ready to fly MQ-25 drone tanker

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) has become the second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier equipped to fly the MQ-25A Stingray, the service’s carrier-based drone tanker, after crews finished inst...

U.S. Navy Receives First C-130J-30 for TACAMO Program

The U.S. Navy has received the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules which will be converted into the E-130J Phoenix II, equipped with the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission system...

U.S. Coast Guard’s new patrol plane lands in Sacramento

The U.S. Coast Guard held a ceremony at Air Station Sacramento, California, marking delivery of the station’s first HC-130J Super Hercules, the aircraft that will eventually replac...

Navy Accepts Next-Generation Aircraft to Modernize Strategic Communications

The Navy accepted a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, marking the first step toward fielding the fut...

US Navy Accepts Next-Generation Aircraft to Modernize Strategic Communications

The Navy accepted a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, Oct. 15, marking the first step toward fieldin...

Spain to retire 2 VIP A310s for 2 mixed-configuration MRTT+

The Government of Spain is replacing two ageing VIP-configured A310-300s used to transport the country's state officials with two A330-800(MRTT+) aircraft configured for both milit...

U.S. Air Force Expanding C-40 VIP Fleet with Boeing 737 MAX

Aviation Week reports on a statement by an Air Mobility Command (AMC) spokesperson confirming the USAF’s intent to procure the Boeing 737’s MAX variant for the first time, becoming...

Export potential? Chinese YY-20 refuels Egyptian Rafale in cross-platform drill

In a rare display of interoperability, a Chinese YY-20 aerial tanker has been pictured refuelling a French-built Egyptian Rafale fighter – showing a versatility analysts say could...

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India Sets Benchmark With 7,570 Litres Per Minute Aerial Refuelling Module

India is preparing to establish a new benchmark in aerial refuelling technology with the Defence Research and Development Organisation initiating a project for a high-capacity refu...

Why Qatar Ordered KC-46A Refueling Aircraft For Its Western Air Force

Doha will unlikely receive any of these aircraft for at least a few years. Nevertheless, one can already reasonably speculate why it opted to buy them now.

Chinese YY-20A Tanker Refuels Egyptian Rafale During Eagles of Civilization 2026 Air Exercises

After refueling Egyptian MiG-29s during EoC 2025, the PLA Air Force’s YY-20A has now been photographed refueling an EAF Rafale during this year’s Eagles of Civilization exercise. A...

United States Air Force to acquire VIP B737-8 MAX

The United States Air Force is acquiring a VIP-configured B737-8 using USD250 million budgeted under the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), covering the period...

US's Kalitta Air orders eight A350Fs - report

Kalitta Air (K4, Detroit Willow Run) has reportedly ordered eight A350Fs, marking the US cargo operator's first acquisition of Airbus capacity. A Kalitta spokesperson confirmed to...

U.S. Air Force moves to upgrade aging E-3 AWACS planes

The U.S. Air Force is looking for a contractor to replace an aging encryption unit on its E-3G AWACS radar planes after the manufacturer warned it can no longer keep up with changi...