As a space buff, I knew the KC-135 was used to train astronauts for weightlessness. But its main mission is USAF aircraft ...

when the MPRS system enabled the efficient refueling of many allied aircraft. The KC-135 can carry nearly 200,000 pounds of ...

As prep for a Kansas trip to participate in a KC-135 mid-air refueling, we thought it would be interesting to revisit other ...

当地时间10月25日，美国中央司令部通过社交媒体平台表示，多架美国空军F-16战斗机已经从德国抵达中东。 中央司令部称，驻扎在德国斯潘达勒姆 ...

Forest Staggs (Right), 384th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots ... and they clearly have slightly ...

The first batch of payments has been made in Turkey’s nearly five-year effort to purchase new F-16 fighter jets from the ...

The U.S. Air Force’s F-16, a legendary warplane first introduced in 1978, has served as a versatile and reliable fighter for decades. However, as fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35 dominate ...

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) shared an image of the F-35Bs, attached to the ITS Cavour Carrier Strike Group, conducting an air-to-air refueling (AAR) with a Super Hornet. The U.S. Navy's ...

Notably, both the Italian Navy’s and Air Force’s F-35Bs are embarked on ITS Cavour aircraft carrier and took part to the MLDE’s events, including the “buddy-buddy” refueling. In fact ...

"We are able to break open opportunities not afforded to aircraft, like the F-22, in a major combat operation when we rapidly seize an airfield and utilize it to rearm and refuel air dominance ...

On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...

You guessed it: two of them. By next year, we may get to see a pair of the world's largest spacecraft work in tandem in a spectacular attempt to refuel one of them in orbit, serving as a crucial ...