Metrea acquires 14 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from the French Air and Space Forces for commercial aerial refueling. The deal aims to serve the US and international military market, expanding ...

Very soon we will replace the A-10 with 21 new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets, the best in world," President Trump announced ...

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later.

Almost 70 years after the type's first flight, the KC-135 Stratotanker remains the U.S. Air Force's primary and most numerous aerial refueling aircraft. Now supplemented by the KC-46A Pegasus ...

In a historic first, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force collaborated to rapidly improve ...

offers improved refueling capabilities, greater cargo capacity, and longer flight distances compared to the aging KC-135 Stratotanker. If selected, Forbes Air National Guard Base would receive ...

The automatic load alleviation and independent disconnect systems greatly enhance safety and facilitate air refueling. The KC-10 can be air-refueled by a KC-135 or another KC-10A to increase its ...

Local leaders head to a politically-changed Washington this week, looking to drum up federal support for major upgrades to ...

Ashton Jeanty for the Las Vegas Raiders and Jalen Milroe for the Seattle Seahawks — and their fathers, connected back to ...

The Pegasus will bring increased cargo capacity and improved refueling, protection and flight ... all ranges and from shorter runways than the KC-135 aircraft it’s replacing — while utilizing ...