The brothers, one a KC-135 refueling pilot, the other an F-35 fighter pilot, met in the sky on a refueling mission in ...

On June 30, the French Air Force retired its last three Boeing KC-135RG Stratotankers, ending over six decades of operations with the aircraft type. A formal ceremony was held at Air Base 125 in ...

What it takes for a 322,500-pound plane to fly fast and low like a fighter. At Airshow London SkyDrive 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker provided the answer in a performance that combined ...

The U.S. has moved dozens of air refueling tankers to European air bases in response to the Israel-Iran conflict, including some KC-135 Stratotankers that could be based out of Fairchild Air Force ...

The US Air Force Security Assistance and Training (AFSAT) Squadron has co-ordinated Block 45 training for four Turkish Air Force KC-135 tanker pilots. AFSAT is the central management agency for all ...

Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action. The United States Air Force does not disclose the movement of high-profile ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Israeli F-15 fighter jets are refueled by a Boeing 707 during ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A KC-135 Stratotanker flew over Kansas City skies Saturday night as part of a flyover before the Sporting KC match at Children’s Mercy Park. The crew, known as the Kansas Coyotes, ...