The MQ-25A Stingray is designed to refuel U.S. Navy combat aircraft in flight, reducing the dependence on F/A-18E/F Super ...

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

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation as we explore the evolution of US Navy carrier-based uncrewed systems, from the X-47B and ...

The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in ...

Spain, Germany, and Belgium have advanced to the second phase of an EDA project to enable automatic refueling of unmanned ...

The X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated the world's first fully autonomous aerial refueling, taking on over 4,000 pounds of fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker. This autonomous refueling, ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

"The Y-20B's internal fuel capacity is already very large, so no additional tanks are needed to refuel heavy or medium ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-but-secret Skunk Works has released a sort-of-new image of a concept for the company's Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) military tanker aircraft for in-flight ...

Dublin, Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- "Defense Aerial Refueling Pods (Buddy Store) Market 2026-2036" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global defense aerial refueling pods ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...

The USAF tanker robot that was supposed to change aerial refueling ...