Based on the Boeing 707, the KC-135 is considered by many to be one of the most impressive jets ever designed. Revolutionizing mid-air refueling as the first-ever jet engine-powered tanker ...

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Captain Bob Pardo performed one of the most daring acts of airmanship in aviation history. After his wingman's F-4 Phantom II ...

U.S. Air Force plans have called for moving four more KC-135 tankers by the end of September to Eielson AFB, Alaska under the 168th Wing, and a service official said ...

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 ...

The Air Force provided statistics on how many of each kind of aircraft it had in 2024, as well as the percentage of time each aircraft was ready to carry out its mission. Those st ...

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 ...

KC-46 这款“飞马”本来是美军用来替换老掉牙的 KC-135 和 KC-10 的希望之星，结果却成了波音质量管理问题的“最佳代言人”。从遥远的 2019 年第一架 ...

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.