The Blackbird consumed fuel so steadily (between 36,000 and 44,000 pounds per hour) that without in-air refueling, the SR-71 would have burned through it’s stock of fuel after just 3,000 miles ...

The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and Beijing race to produce the world’s first-ever sixth-generation aircraft ...

Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, the KC-135 Stratotanker remains the U.S. Air Force’s primary and most numerous aerial refueling ... while the former SR-71 Blackbird-specialized ...

The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) mentioned this as part of their activities in preparation for operating and refueling their own CH-47F Block II SR AAR (Standard Range – Air-to-Air ...

Air Force awards Boeing, Lockheed Martin similar multi-million aerial refueling automation contracts expand A KC-46 Pegasus refuels F-15E Strike Eagles over the sky of North Carolina on Sept. 3, 2020.

When "American Chopper" debuted in 2002, it became a hit as much for the relationships between the members of the Teutul family — Paul Sr., Paul Jr., and Mikey — as it did for the work they ...

Or marvel at the raven-black, arrow-shaped form and features of the incredible SR-71 Blackbird ... Specifically, the viability of aerial refueling had extended the range of fighter jets so ...

A Boeing rendering of a larger MQ-25 variant refueling from a KC-46. Credit: Boeing The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing an $18.2 million contract to mature autonomous refueling, as the service ...

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Credit: Astroscale COLORADO SPRINGS—Astroscale U.S. plans to attempt two U.S. Space Force satellite refueling operations in geostationary orbit (GEO) after its scheduled launch in the summer of ...