As a space buff, I knew the KC-135 was used to train astronauts for weightlessness. But its main mission is USAF aircraft ...

Air Combat Command operates the OC-135 as an observation platform in compliance with the Open Skies Treaty. The KC-135RT aircraft continue to undergo life-cycle upgrades to expand their ...

The aircraft is the last in a long line of converted tankers to serve with the Marine Corps, which used legacy KC-130s that ...

USAF Expects KC-46 Deliveries To End In 2031, KC-135 Recap To Follow is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with ...

Boeing is widely known for its commercial airplanes, but it also makes military planes flown by the U.S. and its allies. Here ...

Retirement signals show a shift from the KC-135 to newer aircraft, like the KC-46 Pegasus. The KC-135 legacy continues as the aircraft adapts to different roles beyond refueling missions ...

The newly painted KC-135 features black-and-white invasion stripes, a hallmark of WWII aircraft involved in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as well as nose art inspired by Kunkle’s own P-38 ...

Service: USAF Propulsion: 2x Pratt & Whitney 4062 engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 6,385 nm Maximum Cargo Capacity: 65,000 pounds (29,484 kilograms) Crew: 15 permanent seats for aircrew, including ...

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft lands at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township after being dispersed from the airfield since July 2024 due to runway construction.

an aircraft that will replace the KC-135 Stratotanker; an aircraft that has served the Air Force for over 60 years. The Air Force anticipates the decision to locate the KC-46A will be made in 2027 ...

Col Ryan Garlow (left) and Maj Michael Hansen (right) will fly a KC-135 aircraft during the D-Day anniversary A pilot has spoken of his pride in honouring his squadron's predecessors that were a ...

Photo by Yasuo Osakabe) “KC-46s will replace KC-135 Stratotankers at the final decision ... according to the USAF. The aircraft have a variety of uses including refueling, passenger transport ...