A USAF KC-135 refueled a Romanian F-16 for the first time last month, marking the first time the aircraft from each nation have worked together. A KC-135 and airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to Romania earlier this year to set up joint operations for the first time with Romania’s young F-16 program. In 2014, Romania began its shift from MiG-21s to F-16s and until February solely relied on Italian refueling aircraft. With the Feb. 28 refueling, the Romanian Air Force officially became certified to refuel from USAF KC-135s, according to an Air Force release.
There is a new entrant in the highly competitive field of collaborative combat aircraft—semi-autonomous drones meant to fly alongside manned combat aircraft. Northrop Grumman unveiled its new Project Talon aircraft to a small group of reporters at the facilities of its subsidiary Scaled Composites.
