The KC-46A is a larger aircraft from start to finish, being bigger, carrying more fuel, carrying it further, and carrying out more missions.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - We see them flying above the Sioux City metro frequently, the large KC-135 refueling planes based at the 185th Air Refueling Wing. While the pilots are those behind the controls, ...

R Stratotanker aircraft have been tracked flying toward and across the Mediterranean, marking a continued buildup of American aerial refueling capabilities in the direction of the Middle East, ...

Once-in-a-century change happening at a California base.

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many new tankers it buys in coming years and whether a next-generation refueling ...

The U.S. has moved dozens of air refueling tankers to European air bases in response to the Israel-Iran conflict, including some KC-135 Stratotankers that could be based out of Fairchild Air Force ...

Capt. Jordan Wesemann, a KC-135 tanker pilot, refueled his twin brother Jared's F-35 fighter jet during an exercise in Japan. Their father is a former Air Force rescue pilot.

In spite of the KC-10’s admirable qualities, and its decades of valuable service, the Pentagon ultimately scrapped the ...

DETAILS. DO YOU HAVE YOU TURN TEN DEGREES? RIGHT? TEN DEGREES RIGHT AFTER. THEY ARE GAS STATIONS IN THE SKY. THE 1/57 AIR REFUELING WING AT PEASE PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN AERIAL REFUELING BY REFUELING ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from ...