A USAF KC-135 tanker performs tight training circuits that go well beyond a routine flypast. The jet descends low over the runway before committing to precise touch-and-go landings, engines spooling ...

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

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, ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from civilian supply chains for upkeep. The Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport ...

The airlift and tanker fleets underpinning U.S. global reach were largely designed for an era of air superiority. Aircraft such as the C-17 and KC-135 that have long sustained combat operations, were ...

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

In spite of the KC-10’s admirable qualities, and its decades of valuable service, the Pentagon ultimately scrapped the program in 2024.