A widening readiness gap.
Pilot training hours haven't kept pace with tanker availability.
Fighter pilots need consistent, recurring air-to-air refueling to stay mission-ready — but aging tanker fleets and delayed deliveries mean the aircraft that exist are prioritized for active missions, not training. That leaves a predictable, recurring need that a dedicated commercial provider is well positioned to fill.
A dual-use fleet, built for readiness.
WGA is developing a fleet of refueling tankers by converting Boeing 737-400 aircraft, equipped with a patented low-pressure refueling boom and hose-and-drogue capability. At the core of the system is AML-AAR®, WGA's patented autonomy stack, designed to synchronize tanker and receiver aircraft for a safer, more repeatable connection, cutting the time lost to manual refueling attempts
Built for government and defense aviation programs.
WGA is designed to serve government and defense aviation programs with predictable, recurring training and readiness needs, providing tanker capacity on demand without the capital cost of standing up a sovereign fleet
Also supporting humanitarian relief.
The same fleet and crews are also planned to support humanitarian relief organizations with cargo and airlift capacity.
Built toward alliance standards from day one.
WGA is pursuing commercial air operator certification under EASA, alongside U.S. cargo airline certification, with the system designed for NATO-standard interoperability from the outset.
Our management team has over 500 years of combined aviation experience.
Our leadership team includWolf Global Air is led by Richard Smith and is supported by COO Major General (ret) Michael Collings, Head of International Business Development Commander (ret) James Beatty, and CFO Michael Killian. The Wolf Global Air Board of Directors is comprised of distinguished and successful military as well as civilian leaders in aviation.