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Although the F-35A currently conducts aerial refueling via boom and receptacle method, the aircraft can be modified for probe-and-drogue refueling if needed by the customer. [339] [340] A drag chute pod can be installed on the F-35A, with the Royal Norwegian Air Force being the first operator to adopt it. [341]
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.
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]
An F-35B jet en route to California from Fort Worth crashed in New Mexico on Tuesday after stopping to refuel at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.. Lockheed Martin, which produces the ...
The following is a list of United States military aerial refueling aircraft. Active. HC-130; KC-130; KC-130J; KC-135; F/A-18E/F; KC-46; Planned. MQ-25; Retired.
All nine personnel -- one in the F-35B and eight in the KC-130J tanker -- are accounted for. Marine Corps F-35 and C-130 Collide During Refueling Exercise, All Personnel Found Safe Skip to main ...
General Electric and Pratt & Whitney are fighting over the next F-35 engine. It's the most expensive defense program in history, so the stakes are high. The Messy Battle to Build the F-35's Next ...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development started in 1995 with the origins of the Joint Strike Fighter program and culminated in the completion of operational testing and start of full-rate production in 2021. [6] The X-35 first flew on 24 October 2000 and the F-35A on 15 December 2006.