Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

Metrea acquires 14 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from the French Air and Space Forces for commercial aerial refueling. The deal aims to serve the US and international military market, expanding ...

The U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing, which is the host aviation unit for Kadena Air Base, published photos on Thursday that showed at least nine KC-135 aerial refueling and airlift aircraft, also known as ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The U.S. Air Force recently announced it is fulfilling its commitment to base four KC-135 refueling planes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan ...

Photos showing some of the aftermath of the Jan. 16, 1965 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker shortly after it took off from McConnell Air Force Base (Courtesy USAF 22nd Air Refueling Wing History ...

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some ... This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly ...