A KDC-10 refueling tanker from the commercial firm Omega Air Refueling gasses up F-16 fighters during their trip from Osan Air Base in South Korea to the Commando Sling 23 exercise in Singapore on Nov ...

The Air Force has refueled airborne fighters from a commercial tanker for the first time, proving another means of extending its combat airpower, the service said in a recent news release. Omega ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for a demonstration next year of a satellite communications network that can seamlessly integrate government-owned and commercial constellations on a ...

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...

A USAF Boeing KC-135R refuels a flight of F-15C Eagles. (US Air Force) The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking commercial satellite communications (satcom) options for its fleet of KC-135 aerial refuellers ...

The Space Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites, depicted here, serve a neighborhood watch function in geosynchronous orbit. (U.S. Air Force) The Space Force is ...

Two commercial flights were canceled Tuesday evening after a U.S. Air Force strategic bomber blocked a shared runway in northeastern Japan, according to local media reports. Trouble with a B-1B Lancer ...