McConnell may not be the biggest Air Force refueling base, but it is the only one that houses both KC-135 and KC-46 tankers. The Wing Commander gives us his thoughts.

The aircraft is the last in a long line of converted tankers to serve with the Marine Corps, which used legacy KC-130s that ...

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

The Washington-based commercial aerial refueling company says that purchasing 14 KC-135 tankers will help offer more air-to-air refueling (AAR) for military training and operations, primarily in ...

The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...

long-range strike capabilities and sustained air patrols, advanced refueling support offered by multi-role refueling tanker ...

The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet. The Air Force inventory of 732 ...

The Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW ... Kunkle with a commemorative paint scheme on one of its KC-135 tankers. Jim Kunkle, World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran ...

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker ... and wing refueling pods during refueling operations. This new tanker utilizes an advanced KC-10 boom, a ...

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced projects division has put forward a new notional vision for a stealthy pilot-optional ...

Lockheed Martin will not compete to build the Air Force’s ... modern and capable tanker on the market and will formally respond to the United States Air Force KC-135 recapitalization RFI.

As modern military strategies emphasize rapid deployment, long-range strike capabilities and sustained air patrols, advanced refueling support offered by multi-role refueling tanker jets like KC-135 ...