One method uses a hose-drogue-probe assembly for the delivery of fuel. Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling a probe on a receiver aircraft with a probe receptacle (drogue) ...

The “J” is a primary aerial refuelling aircraft for Marine fixed-wing jets and helicopters. he KC-130 Hercules can resupply austere battle zones, provide a Direct Air Support Center ...

Some aircraft have been configured with the multipoint refueling system, which consists of special pods mounted on the wingtips. These KC-135s are capable of refueling two receiver aircraft at the ...

Aircraft carriers are essentially massive floating military bases that house over 3,000 individuals. Besides its crewmembers, ...

MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. Russia’s latest Ilyushin Il-78M-90A aerial refueling tanker has performed its debut flight, the Ilyushin Aircraft Company told TASS on Thursday. "Today, on January 25 ...

It is reported that the night aerial refueling of Tu-142M3 aircraft was conducted in the Pacific Fleet for the first time MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. The crews of Tupolev Tu-142M3 anti-submarine ...

Merlin, the developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has announced that the United States Air ...

They immediately get to work loading the aircraft with armaments, checking fuel levels and refueling the aircraft in order to get the jet back in the skies as quickly as possible while the engines ...