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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

So why does the US military not have a single aircraft that can land on water? The honest answer is that they don't need to ...

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 ...

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.

The Boeing Company (BA) recently secured a contract involving its KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft. The award has been offered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK.

The aircraft is equipped with lighting for night ... The KC-10 can be air-refueled by a KC-135 or another KC-10A to increase its delivery range. The large cargo-loading door can accept most ...

The following is the Nov. 4, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air ...

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 ...