Aerial refueling is one of the most demanding and precise maneuvers in military aviation. Two aircraft traveling at hundreds of miles per hour must connect with pinpoint accuracy, transfer thousands ...

Boeing had touted the capabilities of the Pegasus—noting that it can refuel US, allied and coalition aircraft with both a “fly-by-wire boom and hose-and-drogue system,” and carry passengers, including ...

Image Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Jet Fabara - Public Domain, Wikimedia. A senior United States Air Force official has warned that Boeing must resolve persistent technical problems with its KC-46 ...

Thousands of feet up and racing across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, US Air Force tankers close to within just 12 feet of fighter jets to refuel them in flight, sometimes as little as 8 feet, ...

A 2025 accident was the fourth time since 2022 that a design flaw known as "nozzle binding" in the Air Force's newest, high tech tanker played a role in a refueling accident.