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He noted that even after the U.S. Air Force accepts its final KC-46 Pegasus tanker, the remaining KC-135 Stratotanker fleet will still average 67 years in age. “The start of a recapitalization plan is ...

The tanker was designed to replace the aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers, offering more advanced refueling capabilities, new technologies, and enhanced operational flexibility. However ...

and the existing fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are being held together by a spit-and-polish. If, as the Pentagon fears, the problems with the new KC-46 Pegasus fleet are systemic, the Air Force ...

Poland has deployed F-16 fighter jets in response to the ongoing Russian missile strike on Ukraine. A USAF KC-135 tanker stationed at Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall is positioned near Lublin, Poland.

Air Force leaders settled on a different approach that seeks to achieve survivable air refueling through conventional large tankers, such as the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135. Instead of fielding large ...

Someday soon, the two of them will likely bat close together in the middle of the KC order. During a recent breakdown video published on MLB.com, Pasquantino heaped praise on his future teammate ...

For this article, we continue with the 24th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 22, with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise. The first of those players ...

For this article, we continue with the 24th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 22, with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise. The fifth of those players ...