High above San Antonio, a C-17 Globemaster and a KC-135 Stratotanker came together in perfect harmony. Their live aerial ...

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...

I spent some time watching the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker running training circuits - and caught some impressively low flyovers ...

WASHINGTON — After more than 50 years as the military's fuel station in the sky — and a decade of attempts to replace it — the KC-135 is showing its age. At a base outside Washington, the cockpit of ...

Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action. The United States Air Force does not disclose the movement of high-profile ...

The mission was supported by the Royal Danish Air Force, underscoring Denmark’s contribution in the security of the Arctic, and Greenland’s role in the ...

Despite being more than six decades old, the U.S. navy's E2 Command and Control aircraft continues to receive upgrades, and ...

The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will receive four KC-135 air tankers in the next few years, following formal confirmation from Air Force brass in December. The ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker made a precautionary landing Wednesday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, according to a local media report. The aerial refueler landed at 2:47 p.m., the Okinawa Times reported, ...

The U.S. Air Force is actively seeking industry input for its Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS), targeting deployment by 2040, with initial stealth requirements for the program having been ...

The Maine Air National Guard, nicknamed the MAINEiacs, will receive $50 million in federal money to build a new hangar in Bangor. “Home to the MAINEiacs, the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air ...