Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later.

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type's first flight, ...

Aiming to hone skills against a dozen other counterparts, including the US, Israel, and France, the Indian Air Force (IAF) ...

This year’s “Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona” air show took place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on and featured aerial ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many ...

Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force's (USAF's) future inventory in a proposed "Agile ...

In a significant move to address its long-standing aerial refueling challenges, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ...

Since the KC-46 fixed-price contract, Boeing has faced billions in losses. The setbacks to the ‘Pegasus Program’ have delayed the US Air Force from replacing the ageing KC-135 tanker fleet with the KC ...

The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will receive four KC-135 air tankers in the next few ...

U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom) is pushing for continuous upgrades to the military’s air refueling, airlift, and ...

62,700 crore, excluding taxes. The first contract is for the supply of 66 LCHs to the Indian Air Force (IAF), and the second is for the supply of 90 LCHs to the Indian Army, the release added. The ...

In 2011, the U.S. Air Force chose it to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, however the program has been beset by delays and technical problems. Boeing has halted deliveries of its KC-46 ...