On Saturday, Apr. 21, an F-35A Lightning II CTOL (conventional takeoff and landing aircraft) operating from Edwards AFB, achieved the first in-flight refueling mission from an Air Force’s KC-10 while configured with external weapons. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. George Schwartz, the test aircraft, known as AF-4, flew with two external inert AIM-9X [...]![]()
