An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening flight test August 2014 near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
Teams from Pax River and Edwards Air Force Base, California, completed testing in March on an improved probe light assembly for the F-35B and F-35C to enhance visibility for KC-135 boom operators during night refueling.
U.S. Navy photo
Test teams expand F-35B/C refueling envelope
In March, teams from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force and Edwards Air Force Base, California, completed testing on an improved probe light assembly for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps F-35 variants for night refueling.
Read more on this story and the teamwork across three U.S. services at: Aerial refueling probe light evaluations flown with KC-135: Effort to clear Navy, USMC F-35 night refueling envelope.