The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type's first flight, ...
This article examines how the KC-46 stacks up against legacy tankers in 2025, across fuel capacity, technology, survivability, and operational utility. Understanding how the KC-46 compares with its ...
Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...
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 ...
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the United ...