The implications of this are amazing. We could have a constant stream of fuel delivery drones in designated areas basically on standby 24x7.
In theory, this could extend beyond the military into commercial aircraft (specifically I’m thinking freight, but there could be cost savings on passenger craft if they didn’t need to take off with a full-trip’s fuel load because they could have their fuel delivered in flight).
Could also allow aircraft to be aloft indefinitely. You could have a large, long-distance specialty craft that circled the globe or a designated region, then send drones to load and offload cargo and to refuel. Could even launch the drones with some sort of terrestrial system rather than having to use their own fuel for takeoff.
“Could also allow aircraft to be aloft indefinitely.”
Nope. Oil still has a short life.