The three-engined DC-10 was selected over the Lockheed C-5, the Lockheed, L-1011, and the Boeing 747 in 1977 (which were also bidding for the contract). The first KC-10 flew in 1980 and soon became a ...

The KC-46A from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron was assigned the role of the plane's official flight demonstration team.

The Alaska Air National Guard announced Wednesday that the 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four additional air-refueling tankers in the near future. Alaska National Guard ...

This or that?? With two forms of air-to-air refuelling on the KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, we can't make up our mind. 🤔 Advanced refueling boom or hose and drogue refueling, what's your ...

The U.S. Air Force is exploring the use of self-flying tankers for aerial refueling and other missions under a new contract. Boston-based Merlin Labs is the beneficiary of the 19-month ...

A winter storm system is expected to bring up to eight inches of mixed precipitation to the St. Louis area, with areas north ...

This tanker is part of a broader modernization initiative that includes the Air Force’s NGAD sixth-generation fighter and B-21 Raider bomber, as well as the Navy's F/A-XX program. -Emphasizing ...

Abstract: The construction of the future energy structure of China under the 2050 carbon-neutral vision requires compact direct current (DC) gas-insulation equipment as important nodes and solutions ...

A tanker truck loaded with chocolate overturned on Highway 340 on Saturday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) said in a ...