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The Navy's goal for the aircraft is to be able to deliver 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of fuel total to 4 to 6 airplanes at a range of 500 nmi (580 mi; 930 km). [9] The Navy released the final MQ-25 Stingray request for proposals in October 2017 to Lockheed Martin , Boeing, Northrop Grumman , and General Atomics .
United Kingdom / United States jet trainer T-45C: 189 [1] T-54 Marlin II: United States multi-engine trainer T-54A: 2 [3] 8 on order with option for an additional 54 [1] C-26 Metroliner: United States USNTPS trainer C-26A 1 [1] Flight officer training C-38 Courier: United States chase plane / radar target C-38A 2 [1] TH-57 Sea Ranger: United ...
VAK-208 was a United States Navy Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron. The squadron was established on 30 July 1970 as a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 208 (VAQ-208) , redesignated as VAK-208 on 1 October 1979 and disestablished on 30 September 1989.
A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon using a flying boom. Aerial refueling (), or aerial refuelling (), also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) while both aircraft are in flight.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
The carriers are listed in order of hull number. [1] [2] [3]Ships with hull numbers 35, 44, 46, and 50 through 58 were cancelled or never commissioned and are not shown.
Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is a process for refueling and upgrading nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the US Navy. The nuclear reactors that power some aircraft carriers typically use up their nuclear fuel about halfway through their desired 50-year life spans. Because carriers can last so long before being retired, they are ...