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 ...

McConnell may not be the biggest Air Force refueling base, but it is the only one that houses both KC-135 and KC-46 tankers. The Wing Commander gives us his thoughts.

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

The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...

It can carry twice the passengers of the KC-135, and 30% more patients while undertaking medical evacuation missions. While ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the KC-46A Pegasus is gradually taking over more missions to lessen the load on KC-135's units, it still has many ...

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 ...