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 ...

In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took part in agile airpower exercises across the Baltic ...

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 ...

When it comes to the air component of the U.S. military, a lack of midair refuelers could be utterly devastating. One of the things that makes the United States military truly unique and dominant is ...

The KC-46A will replace the currently used legacy KC-135 Stratotankers, marking a major milestone for the Tennessee Air ...

The U.S. Air Force currently operates 96 KC-46A refuelers, which Boeing is also upgrading with new hardware and software. Boeing announced on Nov. 26, ...

The Air Force has operated the KC-46A since 2022 and expects the aircraft to remain in service into the 2070s.

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee could be the home of the military's next generation of air refueling tankers. The hope is to house the aircraft right in Wisconsin. The U.S. military's newest tanker, the KC-46, ...