The KC-135 was the United States Air Force (USAF)'s first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The KC-135 was initially tasked with refueling strategic …

The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air …

The main mission of the KC-135 Stratotankers flown by the 434th Air Refueling Wing is to provide mid-air refueling to long-range bomber, fighter and cargo aircraft. This unique asset greatly …

KC-135 Modernization. Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) CNS/ATM Block 45; Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Aero-I SATCOM Replacement; COMM2 Crypto and Data; …

Jan 21, 2001 · A joint semi annual aerial refuelling training exercise was performed by the US Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker in December 2009 with 30 Royal Danish Air Force’s F-16 fighting …

On 16 January 1965, a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in the central United States, in a neighborhood in north-eastern Wichita, Kansas, after taking off from McConnell Air …

The KC-135 ranks among the U.S. Air Force’s most iconic aircraft. First delivered to the USAF in June 1957, the KC-135 operated for over sixty years as the USAF’s principal refueling aircraft.

The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. This unique asset enhances the Air …

Dec 16, 2024 · The KC-135 Stratotanker remains the backbone of the United States Air Force aerial refueling capability (with around 376 remaining in service). However, the KC-135 is …

The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet.