Business Insider spoke to a boom operator about their responsibilities aboard a KC-135 tanker at a base in England.

The Boeing KC-135, nicknamed Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that has been in continuous service with the USAF for over 60 years with over 800 examples of the C-135 series built. The ...

High above San Antonio, a C-17 Globemaster and a KC-135 Stratotanker came together in perfect harmony. Their live aerial ...

Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later. The Air Force ...

SALT LAKE CITY — If you’ve flown out of Salt Lake International Airport, you may have noticed several large military aircraft called KC-135s on the east side of the runways. What you might not know is ...

Lockheed Martin’s secretive division released the rendering of a notional stealth tanker for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System program which aims to replace KC-46 and KC-135 tankers. Lockheed ...

The Boeing Company (BA) recently secured a contract involving its KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft. The award has been offered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK. Valued at ...

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Chris Knaute, a deployed air refueling squadron commander, prepares to unload cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, after ...

This is a significant milestone for the RAF’s P-8A Poseidon, also officially designated the Poseidon MRA1, as it lacked a UK-based refueling option. In fact, the Voyager KC2 and KC3 (British ...

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 ...