The Brazilian air force (FAB), Embraer and Saab have completed a certification flight-test campaign to clear the Gripen E for in-flight refuelling operations with the KC-390 tanker. Named Operation ...
The test campaign, designated Operation Samaúma by the FAB, was undertaken at Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, home to Embraer’s facility and the Gripen Flight Test Center. The images released show the ...
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How boom operators aboard the US Air Force's flying gas stations keep their cool doing an 'inherently dangerous' job
Thousands of feet up and racing across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, US Air Force tankers close to within just 12 feet of fighter jets to refuel them in flight, sometimes as little as 8 feet, ...
J-10C fighter jets Air Force's Bayi Aerobatic Team will deliver flight performances at the upcoming Singapore Airshow for the ...
The Northrop Grumman E-2D airborne early warning and control aircraft has successfully conducted air-to-air refuelling work with three French military types. The work took place over the summer and ...
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 ...
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