The KC-135 was used to expand tactical communications across joint and combined forces for contested, multi-domain operations ...

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance ...

The KC-135’s enduring legacy lies in its adaptability, a 1950s design that remains at the heart of 21st-century air mobility.

In 1957, the 134th ARW started as a fighter-interceptor unit protecting Oak Ridge and Alcoa. Today, the aging KC-135 aircraft ...

The 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville is set to receive the advanced KC-46A Pegasus, upgrading from KC-135.

The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command is still exploring a concept that could see KC-135 aerial refueling tankers gain the ability to launch up to 100 commercial-of-the-shelf drones. The command's ...

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

Marlo Fleck might be the world’s most highly trained gas station attendant. That’s how Fleck, a 37-year-old U.S Air Force Reserve major, jokingly describes her job flying Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers ...

The U.S. Air Force has ordered its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to be grounded for inspection over concerns that their tails could fall off mid-flight if not properly fixed. The USAF ordered the ...

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker taxis down the runway during exercise COPE North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Feb. 19, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Divine Cox/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The ...