All three suffered “nozzle binding” events when the tanker’s fuel probes got stuck in fighter planes during refueling.

RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire San Diego will soon begin a construction project at its Ramona Air Attack Base to prepare it for the arrival of a new air tanker. Crews will demolish and ...

Aerial footage from F-16 Fighting Falcons being refueled by a United States Air Force KC-46A Pegasus sky-tanker during ...

The US Air Force’s quest for an affordable airframe that can survive in contested airspace may be critical for the effectiveness of the overall fleet in a future conflict. The US Air Force is asking ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. As smoke from the Madre Fire continues to drift over ...

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England—After years of uncertainty about the Air Force’s tanker plans, the service has decided to buy more KC-46s instead of launching a new competition for its next tanker ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – When you are fighting a wildfire, the name of the game is speed. How quickly can you get resources on a wildfire? For those working at the Grand Junction Air Center, the ...

Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...