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 ...

Their S.O.S. message was spotted by the U.S. crew of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Three castaways who were marooned on a small Pacific island are back home, thanks to an international search-and-rescue ...

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first ...