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KC-135 Tankers To Finally Get Fuel-Saving Winglets
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKC-135 The U.S. Air Force looks set to finally add winglets to a portion of its KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling fleet. The service says putting...
Lockheed Bails On KC-135 Tanker Replacement Competition
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLockheed Martin says it no longer plans to compete for a contract to replace a portion of the Air...
Boeing (BA) Wins Contract to Aid KC-135 Tanker Jet Program
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe Boeing Company (BA) recently secured a contract involving its KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft....
KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe US Air Force's Air Mobility Command is still pushing ahead with an idea to turn its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers into drone motherships. The U.S....
Century Of Aerial Refueling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S.
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 12 months ago100 years aerial refueling One hundred years ago today, over California, two U.S. Army Air Service...
Air Force flyovers around US celebrate 100 years of air refueling
Military Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTo celebrate 100 years of air refueling, the Air Force is conducting community flyovers across the...
A-10 Warthogs Have Refueled From A Contractor's KC-135 Tanker
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMetrea Aerospace became the first to use a private-owned tanker to refuel U.S. aircraft tactical...
Lockheed No Longer Looking To Offer Airbus A330 Tanker On Contract Basis
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLMXT_refueling F-35 Lockheed Martin has abandoned plans to offer contract aerial refueling services...
Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUS Air Force aircraft have been refueled by private tanker planes for the first time ever. A...
“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker... Almost
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air...