The KC-135 Stratotanker has been the USAF's main aerial refueling asset since the 1950s, initially supporting SAC's long-range bombers. The aircraft has undergone engine refits and avionics ...

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 ...

The Boeing KC-135, nicknamed Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that has been in continuous service with the USAF ...

We see them flying above the Sioux City metro frequently, the large KC-135 refueling planes based at the 185th Air Refueling Wing. While the pilots are those behind the controls, it’s the aviation ...

FARNBOROUGH—The U.S. Air Force has not decided on its plan to replace much of its KC-135 fleet following its buy of KC-46As, and will soon finalize a study on a future, clean-sheet tanker—if ...

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.

Meridian’s history as the birthplace of aerial refueling should count in its favor as it looks to host the next generation of ...

From an outsider’s perspective, one might expect to see smaller planes like fighter jets at an air force base. That’s not ...

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) has increased its ...