Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...
Metrea, based in Washington, DC, became the largest commercial operator of KC-135 aerial tankers when it acquired the French Air and Space Force's fleet of 11 ...
“So we’re actually in a … Cooperative Research and Development Agreement [CRADA] on autonomous KC-135,” Van Ovost said. “So we are looking at that.” CRADAs provide the U.S. military ...
It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of which are over 50 years old. The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver capable ...
The Air Force is gradually replacing the KC-135 with a newer model, the KC-46. Many of the KC-135s, all built more than 60 years ago, are still in use. Built by the Boeing Company, the plane is a ...