Real-time flight data is critical to progressing the design, integration, and eventual flight demonstrations of the Merlin Pilot, in addition to informing the planned Next Generation Air-Refueling ...
The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...
Merlin, the developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted its airworthiness plan for the Merlin Pilot ...
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The Air Force’s KC-46 Pegasus Refueler Fiasco, Explained
When it comes to the air component of the U.S. military, a lack of midair refuelers could be utterly devastating. One of the ...
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How aircrew prepare a KC-135 for Global Thunder 26
Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for departure during Exercise Global Thunder 26 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Global ...
A former French Air Force KC-135 now flies for U.S.-based Metrea. Credit: Peter Bakema/Metrea Metrea is acquiring France’s entire fleet of 14 Boeing KC-135 tankers, more than tripling the size of its ...
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U.S. Air Force Flexes its Muscles on NATO’s Eastern Flank
In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took part in agile airpower exercises across the Baltic ...
Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the Merlin ...
Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...
The annual Waterstone Bank Air and Water Show kicks off Saturday, and will include an appearance by a KC-46A Pegasus -- a next generation tanker that officials hope to bring to the 128th Air Refueling ...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The United States Air Force awarded the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base the KC-46A Pegasus, a multirole refueling tanker, on Sunday with an unveiling ceremony. "These new ...
The Maine Air National Guard, nicknamed the MAINEiacs, will receive $50 million in federal money to build a new hangar in Bangor. “Home to the MAINEiacs, the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air ...
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