In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight ...

Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, today announced completion of a KC-135 Stratotanker Automation Study for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The study was ...

The U.S. Air Force has ordered its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to be grounded for inspection over concerns that their tails could fall off mid-flight if not properly fixed. The USAF ordered the ...

The U.S. Air Force is partnering with Merlin to test its autonomous flight technology, Merlin Pilot, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Testing will involve progressively autonomous aerial refueling ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A KC-135 refueling tanker made a “nose landing” at Sioux Gateway Airport, Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the 185th Air Refueling Wing said, in a statement, the Iowa Air ...

This KC-135R Stratotanker became the first to refuel three aircraft at once during an emergency operation in 1967 in the Gulf of Tonkin. [Courtesy: Department of Defense] The National Museum of the ...

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has grounded hundreds of utility aircraft, including KC-135 aerial refueling planes, until they are inspected and found not to have a faulty part in the tail section that ...

The Boeing Company BA recently secured a contract for providing horizontal stabilizers for KC-135 jets. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK, has awarded the deal. Valued at $122.7 ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced a contract award from The Boeing Company to provide new horizontal stabilizers for U.S. Air Force KC-135R ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The roar of the jets you hear downtown can only mean one thing: the Chicago Air and Water Show is back in full for the first time since before the pandemic. You've seen the military ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday lifted a lower court's injunction against a $1.2 billion Air Force maintenance contract with Boeing Co that was protested by Alabama Aircraft ...