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Commercial tanker operator completes fighter-refueling mission with USAF aircraft.

The Air Force refueled airborne fighters from a commercial tanker for the first time during an exercise last month in Singapore, proving another means of extending the service’s combat airpower.

Analysts say Washington’s latest move is an attempt to deter Beijing from launching armed conflict.

A group of US fighter jets stationed in South Korea joined an annual aerial exercise in Singapore last month, the US Air Force has said, with a commercial aircraft refueling the fighters en route to the city-state for the first time. The US military deployed six F-16s of the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, to participate in the bilateral Commando Sling exercise with the...

The long-established private aerial refueling services company completed the first aerial refueling of USAF fighters in a potentially precedent-setting exercise.

The first aerial refueling of USAF fighters by a privately-owned tanker could be a glimpse of what's to come.

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The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions.

The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions.

The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions.