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See: replenish


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By allowing fighters, bombers, cargo planes and other aircraft to refuel without landing, they greatly extend the operational range of U.
Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- A joint test by NASA and the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency demonstrated it is possible to refuel pilotless drones in flight, allowing them to fly farther and longer, officials said.
For example, a Rand Corporation study concluded that tanker requirements could be reduced from 17 percent to 50 percent depending upon specific warfighting scenarios if a tanker has the capability to refuel simultaneously two aircraft with the probe and drogue method.
 
 
 
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