Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later. The Air Force ...

92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings were put to test during a no-notice Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection whose goal was to assess the readiness of the air refueling wings to support U.S.

The Air Force said no one was injured Wednesday afternoon when front landing gear retracted on a KC-135 Stratotanker parked at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. “Aircrew had disembarked prior to the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — McConnell Air Force Base said there were no injuries after a KC-135’s front landing gear retracted while parked on Wednesday. A news release from McConnell says it happened ...

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, ...

FARNBOROUGH—The U.S. Air Force has not decided on its plan to replace much of its KC-135 fleet following its buy of KC-46As, and will soon finalize a study on a future, clean-sheet tanker—if there is ...