This is a list of tanker aircraft used for aerial refuelling of another aircraft whilst in powered flight.

Refueling methods

;Looped hose: The first commercial method employed a hose which was held slack in a trailing half-loop behind both aircraft. The receiving aircraft flew just below the tanker and deployed a steel line, which the tanker caught with its own grappling line and drew in. The tanker then connected the first steel line to the refueling hose and paid it out as the receiving aircraft reeled it back in. ; Probe-and-drogue: The tanker trails a flexible hose with a stabilising drogue on the end and the receiving aircraft manoeuvers to insert a short probe into the receptacle in the drogue. ; Flying boom: The tanker extends a hinged telescopic boom with aerodynamic control surfaces on its end. An operator "flies" it to match up with a receptacle on the receiving aircraft, which then moves forwards to make the connection. ;Wing-to-wing: A hybrid method in which the tanker trails a flexible hose from a wing and the receiving aircraft catches it in a hooked receptacle under one of its own wings. ; Buddy refueling: An aircraft type is fitted with both supply and receiving hardware, so that one aircraft can refuel another of the same type.

Gallery

These images illustrate various aerial refuelling methods.

List of aircraft

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status !Qty !Notes , - , Airbus A310 MRTT, , Airbus
A310-300C, , 2x

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Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environ ...

(RCAF), known in service as CC-150T Polaris , - , Airbus A330 MRTT, , Airbus
A330-200, , 2x

jet, , probe and drogue, ,

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5(+2) KC3, , In

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(RAF) service, it is exclusively hose-and-drogue, and is known as Voyager KC2 (two under-wing hose and drogue) and Voyager KC3 (two under-wing hose and drogue plus under-fuselage centreline high capacity hose and drogue), with no self-refuelling capability. 14 aircraft have been delivered: seven KC2, five KC3 and two fitted out as KC3. , - , Airbus A330 MRTT, , Airbus
A330-200, , 2x

jet, , flying boom, , Australia /

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/ Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet, , , , production/ operational, , 61 , , Versions operated by the Australian (designated KC-30), Emirati,

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air forces and the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet are equipped with both a flying boom and hose and drogue refuelling units. , - , Airbus
A400M
Atlas, , Airbus
A400M
Atlas, , 4x Europrop TP400

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, , probe and drogue, , Spain / Germany / France, , , , operational, , , , , - , Airco DH.4, , Airco DH.4, , propeller, , gravity flow hose, ,

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, , , , retired, , 1, , US Army Air Service trials at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California. , - ,

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the S ...

, , Avro Lancaster, , 4x propeller, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , Purchased and converted by

Flight Refuelling Limited Cobham Limited is a British aerospace manufacturing company based in Bournemouth, England. Cobham was originally founded by Sir Alan Cobham as Flight Refuelling Limited (FRL) in 1934. During 1939, British airline Imperial Airways performed se ...

(FRL). , - , Avro Lancastrian, ,

, , 4x propeller, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 4, , Purchased and converted by

(FRL), two Lancastrian tankers were based at Shannon, Ireland; the other two in North America, at Goose Bay, Labrador, and Gander, Newfoundland. , - ,

Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694 Lincoln is a British four-engined heavy bomber, which maiden flight, first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were initially known as the Lancaster IV and V; these were renamed L ...

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, , 4x propeller, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , Purchased and converted by

(FRL). , - ,

Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe an ...

K.2, , Avro Vulcan, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , 1982 , , retired, , 6 , , Conversions as interim until VC.10 tankers ready. , - , Blackburn
Buccaneer S.2, , Blackburn
Buccaneer
S.2, , 2x

jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Boeing
KB-29M, ,

Boeing B-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 F ...

, , 4x propeller, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , retired, , 126, , The world’s first aerial refuelling units were created; the 43d Air Refueling Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and the 509th at Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico. Earlier KB-29M versions used a 'grappling hose' system, later models used a true probe and drogue. One KB-29M, redesignated YKB-29T (nicknamed 'Triple Nipple'), was modified to have another two refuelling hoses on its wingtip. , - , Boeing
KB-29P, , Boeing B-29 Superfortress, , 4x propeller, , flying boom, , United States, , , , retired, , 100+, , , - , Boeing
KB-50, ,

Boeing B-50 Superfortress The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin, and o ...

, , 4x propeller, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , retired, , , , An improved model of the B-29 Superfortress. , - , Boeing
KB-50, , Boeing B-50 Superfortress, , 4x propeller, , flying boom, , United States, , , , retired, , , , A B-29 derivative. , - ,

Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Design and devel ...

, , Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, , 4x propeller, , flying boom, , United States / Israel, , , , retired, , , , Based on the B-50, itself another

B-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 ...

descendant. , - , Boeing
KC-135
Stratotanker, , Boeing
367-80
(Dash 80), , 4x jet, , flying boom, , United States / Turkey / France / Chile / Singapore, , , , operational, , , , Boom can be fitted pre-flight with a drogue adapter. AdlA C-135FR/KC-135R Stratotankers use the probe and drogue system and are in the process of being replaced by Airbus A330MRTT 'Phenix'. Singapores KC-135's have been by A330MRTT's and were sold to Meta Aerospace in the USA. , - , Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, , Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, , turbofan, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , in development, , , , aerial refueling drone , - ,

Boeing 707 The Boeing 707 is an American, long-range, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial first flew on December ...

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, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , Canada / Israel / Spain / Italy, , , , operational, , , , New built and conversions of airliners with multi-point refuelling system pods. Israel allegedly converted ex-airliners with booms from withdrawn KC-97's. Two for

RCAF The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environ ...

as cCC-137 Husky, Spain and Italy have retired their 707 tanker aircraft. , - ,

Boeing KC-33A The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and ...

, , Boeing
747-100, , 4x jet, , flying boom, , Iran, , , , , , 4, , KC-33A is a modified Boeing 747 which lost in the USAF bidding competition to the KC-10 Extender. Four sold to the Iranian Air Force, one operational remaining. , - , Boeing 767MMTT, , Boeing 767, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , Colombia, , , , operational, , 1 , , Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) conversion by

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for the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC), a 767-200ER fitted with two ARP3 refuelling pods under the wings, and cargo door. , - , Boeing KC-767, , Boeing
767-200ER, , 2x jet, , flying boom, , Italy / Japan, , , , operational, , 8 , , With cockpit updates, was (eventually) the winning entry in the USAF KC-X competition. , - ,

Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 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 ...

, , Boeing
767-200ER, , 2x jet, , flying boom, , United States, , , , production, , , , USAF designation for Boeing's updated winning KC-767 entry. , - ,

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more a ...

, , Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , , , , , Equipped for buddy-buddy refuelling as 'Strike tankers'. Taking over tanking duties after the S-3 was retired from service. , - , Consolidated
B-24 Liberator, , Consolidated B-24 Liberator, , 4x propeller, , , , United States, , , , retired, , , , Used for flight tests with a B–17E receiver. , - , Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard, , Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard, , jet, , probe and drogue, , France, , , , , , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - ,

Dassault Rafale The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French Twinjet, twin-engine, Canard (aeronautics), canard delta wing, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft designed and ...

, , Dassault Rafale, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , France, , , , , , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , de Havilland Sea Vixen, , de Havilland Sea Vixen, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Douglas
KA-3B
Skywarrior, , Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, , jet, , probe and drogue, , 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 The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed a ...

, , Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, ,

turbojet The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor, a combustion chamber, ...

, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , retired, , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - ,

Douglas C-1 The Douglas C-1 was a cargo/transport aircraft produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service starting in 1925. Design and development Douglas received an order for nine single-engined transport aircraft in 1 ...

, ,

, , propeller, , gravity flow hose, , United States, , , , retired, , 2, , The C-1 was a single-engine transport, 6,445-pound biplane, transformed into tankers by installing two 150-gallon tanks for off-loading, and a refuelling hose that passed through a hatch cut in the floor. , - , Embraer
KC-390, , Embraer C-390 Millennium, , 2x

, , probe and drogue, ,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, , , , , , , ,

Cobham Cobham may refer to: Geography Towns or districts * Cobham, Kent, England * Cobham, Surrey, England * Cobham, South Australia, a former town in Australia * Cobham, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States * Cobham, Surry County, Virginia, U ...

air-to-air refuelling system. , - , Grumman
KA-6D
Intruder, ,

Grumman A-6 Intruder The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It was designed in response to a 195 ...

, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , retired, , , , Dedicated tanker variant of the Intruder. Attack variants of the A-6 also capable of buddy-buddy tanking. , - , Handley
Page
HP.54
Harrow, , Handley
Page
HP.54
Harrow, , 2x propeller, , looped hose, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 3, , Three Harrows were operated by

, and refuelled Short Empire flying boats on transatlantic services, two from Gander, Newfoundland and one based in Foynes, Ireland. , - , Handley Page
Type W, , Handley Page
W.10, , 2x propeller, , looped hose, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 2, , Early trials and demonstrations by Flight Refuelling Ltd using a

piston engine A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common fea ...

biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...

. , - , Handley
Page
Victor, , Handley
Page
Victor, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 30, , B(K).1A, K.1, K.1A and K.2 variants in

service, operated by No. 55 Squadron from RAF Marham. A number of Victor tankers saw action during Black Buck raids of the 1982

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territori ...

, refuelling the

bombers multiple times during each bombing run. Fleet retired October 1993. , - ,

Ilyushin Il-78 The Ilyushin Il-78 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-78; NATO reporting name Midas) is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter. Design and development The Soviet Union's first dedicated ...

''Midas'', , Ilyushin Il-76, , 4x

, , probe and drogue, ,

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

, China, , , , , , , , , - , Lockheed HC-130 Hercules & KC-130 Hercules, , Lockheed
C-130
Hercules &
C-130J
Super Hercules, , 4x

, , probe and drogue, , Canada / Indonesia / United Kingdom / United States, , , , , , , , Variants:

modified C-130H,

Indonesian Air Force The Indonesian Air Force ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU), literally "''Indonesian National Military-Air Force''") sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The I ...

modified KC-130B,

modified C-130K,

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through ...

modified C-130F. , - , Lockheed
KS-3B, , Lockheed S-3 Viking, , 2x

, , probe and drogue, , United States, , , , retired, , , , The former primary

US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

carrier-based tanker, equipped for buddy-buddy tanking. , - , Lockheed
TriStar
K1/KC1, , Lockheed
L-1011-500
TriStar, , 3x

, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 6, , Two K1 and four KC1 variants operated by No. 216 Squadron

from RAF Brize Norton. Fleet retired 24 March 2014. , - , LTV A-7
Corsair II, , LTV A-7
Corsair II, , jet, , probe and drogue, ,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

/ United States, , , , retired, , , , Equipped for buddy-buddy tanking in US Navy and Greek Air Force service. , - , McDonnell
Douglas
KC-10
Extender, , McDonnell
Douglas
DC-10, , 3x jet, , flying boom, , Netherlands / United States, , , , operational, , , , Also has a retractable hose and drogue that can be selected in-flight. Can be fitted with two underwing pods (similar to the KC-135's MPRS) capable of simultaneously refuelling two receiver aircraft (Wing Air Refueling Pods or WARPs). The

Royal Netherlands Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = ''Parade March of the Royal Netherlands Air Force'' , mascot = , anniversaries = , equipment ...

operates one out of originally two KDC-10s; former civil aircraft modified to a standard similar to the KC-10. The remaining KDC-10 will be withdrawn by the end of 2021. After overhaul, it will follow the other KDC-10 to be operated with

Omega Aerial Refueling Services Omega Aerial Refueling Services is a company that provides aerial refueling services for military customers. According to the company's website, Omega developed the first commercial aerial refueling aircraft in 1999, and has provided aerial refue ...

. , - , Mikoyan
MiG-29K, , Mikoyan
MiG-29M, , jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , , , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Myasishchev
M-4-2, , Myasishchev
M-4 bomber, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , retired, , , , , - , Myasishchev
3MS-2, , Myasishchev
3M bomber, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , retired, , , , , - , Panavia
Tornado, , Panavia
Tornado, , 2x

, , probe and drogue, , , , , , retired, , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Sukhoi
Su-24M, , Sukhoi
Su-24, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , , , , , Equipped for buddy-buddy refuelling in the

Russian Air Force "Air March" , mascot = , anniversaries = 12 August , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = , decorations = , batt ...

with the in-flight refuelling pod ( – UPAZ) container as 'Strike tankers'. , - , Sukhoi
Su-33, , Sukhoi
Su-33, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , , , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Supermarine
Scimitar, , Supermarine
Scimitar, , jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , Buddy-buddy refuelling. , - , Tupolev
Tu-16N, , Tupolev
Tu-16 bomber, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , USSR, , , , , , , , , - , Tupolev
Tu-16Z, , Tupolev
Tu-16, , 2x jet, , wing to wing, , USSR, , , , , , , , , - , Vickers
Valiant B(K).1, B(PR)K.1 , , Vickers
Valiant, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , , , The Valiants had removable tanker system in the bomb bay. Operated by

. , - , Vickers
VC10
C1K, K2, K3, K4, , Vickers VC10, Vickers
VC10, , 4x

, , probe and drogue, , United Kingdom, , , , retired, , 27, , C1K (13), K2 (5), K3 (4), and K4 (5) variants served with the

, operated by 10 Squadron, 101 Squadron, and 1312 Flight. Fleet retired 20 September 2013. , - , Xian
H-6U, , Xian
H-6, , 2x jet, , probe and drogue, , China, , , , , , , ,

People's Liberation Army Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...

(PLAAF) of China. , - , Xian
YU-20, , Xian
Y-20, , 4x jet, , probe and drogue, , China, , , , , , , ,

(PLAAF) of China. , -

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