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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

KOMAKI, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Kyodo)

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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US: Fire Erupts at Four-Story Apartment in Holyoke, MA

A massive fire erupted at a four-story apartment building on High Street in Holyoke, MA, on Tuesday, December 2, displacing dozens of residents. According to reports, there were no injuries, and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Aerial Refueling Testing

Handout photo dated April 4, 2024 shows test pilots and personnel from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducted aerial refueling testing with a KC-46 Pegasus and an E-4B Nightwatch, out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in the skies over Southern California, April 4. Air Force photo by Christian Turner via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Navy Takes Delivery Of First MQ-25 Autonomous Refueller

Handout photo dated June 4, 2021 shows an unmanned Boeing MQ-25 T1 Stingray test aircraft takes off from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois to conduct an aerial refueling test with a manned F/A-18 Super Hornet. For the first time ever, the US Navy has a carrier-based aircraft that does not require a pilot. The service has taken delivery of the first MQ-25 Stingray autonomous refueller from manufacturer Boeing. “We’ve delivered the first US Navy MQ-25 Stingray for testing,” Boeing said on 21 February. “The unmanned carrier-based refueller will now undergo a rigorous airframe integrity evaluation.” The latest fiscal year 2025 budget documents indicate the navy plans to acquire 76 Stingrays, including five test articles. At least 67 aircraft are projected to be operational models. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Boeing via ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated July 31, 2012 shows a B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies over the Atlantic Ocean before refueling from a KC-135 assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, UK. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces.

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Japan ASDF plane heads for Djibouti

KOMAKI, Japan, Oct. 14 Kyodo - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 refueling and transport airplane leaves the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, flying to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago. (Kyodo)

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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Reporters experience flight aboard U.S. air tanker

IWAKUNI, Japan - Reporters experience a one-hour flight aboard a U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014. The aircraft has been redeployed from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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Air tanker parks at U.S. base in Iwakuni, western Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - A U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane parks at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014, after its transfer from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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Reporters board U.S. air tanker for experimental flight

IWAKUNI, Japan - Reporters board a U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane for a one-hour flight experience at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014. The aircraft has been redeployed at the base from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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2 air refueling tankers arrive at Iwakuni from Futenma

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The second KC-130, a U.S. Marine aerial refueling tanker transferring from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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2 air refueling tankers arrive at Iwakuni from Futenma

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The first KC-130, a U.S. Marine aerial refueling tanker transferring from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, is parked at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LINGANG NEW AREA-HYDROGEN POWERED BUSES (CN)

(221216) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 15, 2022 shows public buses being refueled at a hydrogen refueling station in Lingang new area of Pudong New Area in east China's Shanghai. As a demonstrative zone for commercial operation of hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles in Shanghai, Lingang new area has walked an extra mile since early 2022 to put more hydrogen fuel cell-powered public buses into practical service and to date 66 units of its kind are now running on the roads there. Another 52 units have already started zero-payload trial operation and are expected to kick off their official service before the end of this year. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LINGANG NEW AREA-HYDROGEN POWERED BUSES (CN)

(221216) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 15, 2022 shows a hydrogen refueling station for public buses in Lingang new area of Pudong New Area in east China's Shanghai. As a demonstrative zone for commercial operation of hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles in Shanghai, Lingang new area has walked an extra mile since early 2022 to put more hydrogen fuel cell-powered public buses into practical service and to date 66 units of its kind are now running on the roads there. Another 52 units have already started zero-payload trial operation and are expected to kick off their official service before the end of this year. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-PLA-THE EASTERN THEATER COMMAND-DRILLS (CN)

(220804) -- NANJING, Aug. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Video screenshot shows warplane aerial refueling as the air force and naval aviation corps of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) fly warplanes to conduct operations around the Taiwan Island, Aug. 4, 2022. The Eastern Theater Command on Thursday conducted joint combat exercises and training around the Taiwan Island on an unprecedented scale. (Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-VICTORY DAY PARADE-REHEARSAL

(220507) -- MOSCOW, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- MiG-31BM interceptor fighters, an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refueling tanker and a Tupolev Tu-160 heavy strategic bomber take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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Japan's mission to send defense supplies to Ukraine

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft arrives at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 13, 2022, after ending its mission to airlift bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine in Japan's first delivery of defense supplies to the war-torn country amid the Russian invasion.

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Japan's mission to send defense supplies to Ukraine

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft arrives at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 13, 2022, after ending its mission to airlift bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine in Japan's first delivery of defense supplies to the war-torn country amid the Russian invasion.

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Japan's mission to send defense supplies to Ukraine

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft arrives at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 13, 2022, after ending its mission to airlift bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine in Japan's first delivery of defense supplies to the war-torn country amid the Russian invasion.

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Switzerland Plans To Buy Dozens Of US F-35 Fighter Jets

Handout photo dated May 13, 2013 of F-35A Lightning IIs, perform an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker , off the coast of northwest Florida, USA. Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option. The $ 5.5 billion deal adds a 15th nation to the world's largest weapons project -- a family of interconnected, single-engine jets to be used by the United States and its allies and partners. It came alongside a $ 2.1 billion agreement to buy the Patriot surface-to-air missile system from US group Raytheon, with European competitors losing out on both deals. U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporters experience flight aboard U.S. air tanker

IWAKUNI, Japan - Reporters experience a one-hour flight aboard a U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014. The aircraft has been redeployed from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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2 air refueling tankers arrive at Iwakuni from Futenma

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The second KC-130, a U.S. Marine aerial refueling tanker transferring from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military resumes Osprey flights after accident off Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada speaks to reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2016, the day the U.S. military in Japan resumed flying its Osprey planes, less than a week after one of the MV-22 tilt-rotor transport aircraft made a crash-landing off Okinawa. Inada said the resumption of flights other than those that involve aerial refueling was "understandable." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Air Force refueling drill

Photo taken at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019, shows a KC-135 aerial refueling plane. The U.S. Air Force conducted a refueling drill for F-15 fighters the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane

File photo taken in July 2014 in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a U.S. military KC-130 air tanker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally against resumption of Osprey operations

People stage a rally in front of a gate of the U.S. military's Camp Foster in Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, on Jan. 11, 2017, expressing their opposition to the resumption of aerial refueling drills for Osprey aircraft following the recent crash-landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to resume Osprey aerial refueling training in Japan

An Osprey aircraft takes off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to resume Osprey aerial refueling training in Japan

An Osprey aircraft takes off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 6, 2017. According to Japan's Defense Ministry, the U.S. military is set to resume Osprey aerial refueling exercises the same day, less than a month after the crash landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft off Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to resume Osprey aerial refueling training in Japan

Osprey aircraft are lined up on the tarmac at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 6, 2017. According to Japan's Defense Ministry, the U.S. military is set to resume Osprey aerial refueling exercises the same day, less than a month after the crash landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft off Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to resume Osprey aerial refueling training in Japan

Osprey aircraft stand on the tarmac at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2017. Japan's Defense Ministry said the same day that the U.S. military is set to resume Osprey aerial refueling exercises the following day, less than a month after the crash landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft off the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. set to resume Osprey refueling training

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Japan on Jan. 5, 2017 to protest the U.S. military's resumption of aerial refueling training for Osprey aircraft stationed at a base in Okinawa Prefecture, less than a month after the crash-landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft in nearby waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. set to resume Osprey refueling training

File photo taken Dec. 14, 2016, shows the wreckage of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lying in shallow waters off Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, after crash-landing the previous night. Japan's Defense Ministry said on Jan. 5, 2017 that the U.S. military is set to resume aerial refueling training the following day for Osprey aircraft stationed at a base in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. set to resume Osprey refueling training

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Japan on Jan. 5, 2017 to protest the U.S. military's resumption of aerial refueling training for Osprey aircraft stationed at a base in Okinawa Prefecture, less than a month after the crash-landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft in nearby waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. set to resume Osprey refueling training

Photo taken Dec. 19, 2016, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Japan's Defense Ministry said on Jan. 5, 2017 that the U.S. military is set to resume aerial refueling training the following day for Osprey aircraft stationed at a base in Okinawa, less than a month after the crash-landing of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft in nearby waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo