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The U.S. Air Force has developed a method for launching small drones from its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers and is studying ...
The U.S. Air Force is working to resolve a problem with the auxiliary power unit on the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling ...
The new mascot is a kind of anthropomorphic KC-135 Stratotanker, the massive plane that refuels other planes. The Stratotanker, the actual plane not the mascot, ...
A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom ...
The aircraft will be transferred to U.S.-based Metrea for continued use as commercial aerial refueling platforms.
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling plane sits on the tarmac at March Air Reserve Base near Riverside on Friday, April 21, 2023. The KC-135s, which entered service in the 1950s, ...
Boeing’s KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that provides core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years.
The U.S. Air Force has recently grounded its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to fix a non-conforming part that, ... more than 200 KC-135 aircraft could be impacted by this issue.
CFM International has drawn a nearly five-year, $2.85-billion contract for F108 high-bypass turbofan engine supplies, for ...
France’s final Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker made its ceremonial pass over Airbase 125 in Istres on June 30, 2025, marking the end of an era. As the aircraft banked away, it signaled not just the ...