The KC-135 Stratotankers of the 134th Air Refueling Wing supported the F-15E Strike Eagles that helped defend Israel last April. On Dec. 7, 2024, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base ...

Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the ...

During the Cold War, refueling tankers kept US planes armed with nuclear weapons airborne. When compared to the antiquated KC-135, the modern KC-46 has increased capacity and flexibility The concept ...

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 upgrades, ...

A United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft experienced a retraction of its front landing gear while parked at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, United States, on May 29, 2024.

Officials at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita said the front landing gear retracted on a KC-135 Stratotanker while the aircraft was parked on a flight line. This happened around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, today announced completion of a KC-135 Stratotanker Automation Study for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The study was ...

Most significantly, findings from the KC-135 Automation Report further validated that Reliable’s commercially developed technology can be scaled to automate all phases of KC-135 operation ...

Reliable Robotics has completed its study on the potential of equipping the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the company’s autonomous flight system to enable automated operations. The company ...