On Jun. 27, 2023, the US Air Force will celebrate the 100th anniversary of air refueling with global flyover events.… Read More
The 128th ARW KC-135 Stratotankers acted as a flying gas station, using a boom system to transfer fuel to the… Read More
“In military power, we would start to fall off the boom. The solution was to light one afterburner with careful… Read More
Secretary Frank Kendall recently said that given China’s growing reach with precision missiles, the USAF must shift away from traditional… Read More
Because of the KC-135Q Stratotanker crews an SR-71 Blackbird never ran out of gas. It’s impossible to overemphasise the essential… Read More
The flight of three F-4 Phantom II fighter jets and the tanker continued banking around the storms while refueling when… Read More
When his SR-71 pitched up and slammed into a KC-135Q tanker at 26,000 feet, Blackbird RSO Maj. Mortimer J. Jarvis… Read More
This decision provides more daily “taskable” operational capabilities to the joint team and increases capacity for tanker fleet requirements. Air… Read More
The improved RVS 2.0 that Boeing will install on the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker includes LiDAR sensors that could allow… Read More
Goldfein still isn’t comfortable enough with KC-46 Pegasus tanker to let it fly regular missions. Instead, the Air Force will… Read More
“The fine art of pulling the throttle ever so slightly up and just into the minimum burner range was handed… Read More
As a direct result of the Falklands conflict, the RAF suddenly, had a huge requirement for air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft,… Read More
The Government Accountability Office said in a June report that it could take years to fix the tanker's refueling boom, which… Read More
A total of eight test flights were conducted and data are being analyzed to formulate the standard operating procedures when… Read More
IAI has secured deals to sell its 767 tanker to Brazil and Colombia and is a threat to Boeing as… Read More
France has praised A400M performance on operations in Africa, but the largest buyer Germany has criticized Airbus for failing to… Read More
The KC-135 Stratotanker landing at the Athens International Airport in Greece was the first time landing at an international airport… Read More
