The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will participate in training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft from February 10 to 13, 2025.

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 ...

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 ...

As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force retired them.

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 ...

Narrator: And Major Emily Kubusek is a KC-135 instructor training the next generation of pilots. Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force ...

Air Force air crews in the skies above McClellan Airport are staying combat ready in a joint exercise with airmen from Great Britain, Australia and Canada’s air forces.

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 Office) The formal accident report indicated several ...

Refueling a plane midair sounds tricky and crazy if you don’t have hours of training and knowledge on how it works. Staff Sgt ...