In any conflict with China, aerial refueling will determine whether US fighters and bombers can operate from safe stand-off distances across the vast expanses of the Indo-Pacific.

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Boeing's first facilities in Everett, Washington, can be traced back to the early 1940s. Boeing originally opened its first factory at a former auto garage in October 1943. Originally, this facility ...

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Rather than hold a competition between Boeing and Airbus on a tanker that would have served as a step toward the Next ...

As Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza devastates civilian life, global defense companies are quietly reaping the rewards. From ...

McConnell’s first KC-46A Pegasus lands on Jan. 25, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik) WASHINGTON — A renewed emphasis on ...

After decades of service, a legendary tanker says farewell. Alan de Herrera A retired KC-10 Extender known as Excalibur awaits a six-day mothballing process at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, ...

Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...

A second B-21 Raider bomber has flown for the first time in California, the Air Force announced Thursday, a milestone officials say will accelerate testing of America’s first new long-range bomber in ...

Sioux City, Iowa (RI) – Community leaders in the Sioux City metro are urging the governors of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to lobby for federal funding for a project at Sioux City’s airport. The ...