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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. [10]
List of United States military aerial refueling aircraft. ... Download QR code ... The following is a list of United States military aerial refueling aircraft. Active ...
United States USNTPS trainer 10 [1] T-44 Pegasus: United States multi-engine trainer T-44C: 56 [1] Retirement starting in 2024, replaced by T-54: T-45 Goshawk: 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 ...
The US Navy made extensive use of the technique in World War II, and continued to refine the technology after the war. During the naval build-up for World War II US Maritime Commission (MarCom) standard T2 and T3 tankers were converted to US Navy oilers (AO)s. Following World War II larger ships were needed to replenish supercarriers. New oiler ...
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.
United States: retired: Dedicated tanker variant of the Skywarrior. Primary US Navy tanker from the Vietnam War until retirement prior to Desert Storm. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: turbojet: probe and drogue: United States: retired: Buddy-buddy refuelling. Douglas C-1: Douglas C-1: propeller: gravity flow hose: United States: 1929 ...
New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece ...
In 1955, Strategic Air Command (SAC) organized the first wing to command air refueling units at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. Since then, air refueling wings have been organized by Tactical Air Command (TAC), Military Airlift Command (MAC), United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and Air Mobility Command (AMC).