A batch of 10 KC-10 tankers is set to be auctioned off by the U.S. Air Force. But they come with a catch: no boom. Starting ...

A massive new tanker is revitalizing the Air Force's refueling fleet. Here's what we know about whether Forbes Field will get to house any of those.

The unveiling of a new, sixth-gen fighter jet bodes well for more airpower investment, but readiness problems and funding ...

Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force's (USAF's) future inventory in a proposed "Agile ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many new tankers it buys in coming years and whether a next-generation ...

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 ...

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.

These deals signal a major push towards uncrewed tankers by 2040 ... key aerial refueling support aircraft models the Air Force uses: the KC-46A Pegasus and the KC-135 Stratotanker.

The visit is a "crucial step" in identifying the Air Force’s next home for newly built KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers, the Forbes-based 190th Air Refueling Wing of the Kansas Air National ...