Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory is investing in the future of aerial refueling, awarding multi-million dollar contracts to ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many ...

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 flight, ...

Based on the Boeing 707, the KC-135 is considered by many to be one of the most impressive jets ever designed. Revolutionizing mid-air refueling as the first-ever jet engine-powered tanker ...

Narrator: And Major Emily Kubusek is a KC-135 instructor training the next generation of pilots. Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force ...

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 ...

Air Force leaders settled on a different approach that seeks to achieve survivable air refueling through conventional large tankers, such as the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135. Instead of fielding large ...

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The F-16 has completed the test phase for the integration of the AN/ALQ-167 Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod, as the USAF ...

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some ... This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly ...

City folk may have been stirred from sleep early this morning by the roar of military aircraft flying overhead. At around 6.20am, two F-35s and two F-15s - fighter jets based at RAF Lakenheath - were ...