Developments
- Commercial tankers are occasionally used by military forces. The Omega Aerial Refueling Services company is contracted by the US Navy.
- Autonomous (hands off) refueling using probe/drogue systems is being investigated by NASA, potentially for use by Unmanned aerial vehicles in the KQ-X program.
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