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KC-10 Extender Tankers Are Up For Auction

By Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

The U.S. Air Force's selection of Boeing's F-47 as the winner of its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) combat jet competition raises new questions about plans for new stealthy aerial refueling tankers.
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F-47 Fighter Reveal Draws New Attention To USAF Stealth Tanker Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

KC-10 Extender tail #86-0036 performs its final mission as it heads of to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., following a July 13 ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., that marked the first retirement of 59 Extenders intended for eventual replacement by the KC-46A Pegasus. A total of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory were congressionally approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020. As KC-10s are retired, the 309th AMARG will continue to support the remaining Extenders with spare parts as they are flown for several years while the KC-46A Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility Command’s Total Force tanker enterprise. For nearly four decades, the KC-10 has helped secure global reach for America, providing in- flight refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft, from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to Operation Inherent Resolve. The KC- 10 is flown from JBMDL by both the 305th AMW and its associate Air Force Reserve unit, the 514th AMW.
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Final KC-10 Extender Tanker Flies Into Retirement

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 26, 2024

KC-10 departs PSAB
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KC-10 Extender Has Flown Its Last Combat Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 5, 2023

Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying
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Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 17, 2021

First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)
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First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 14, 2020

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies
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Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s
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General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 25, 2020

This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing
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This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Behold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10
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Behold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 24, 2018

F-15E Crew And KC-10 Boom Operator Talk The Merits Of Coffee While Refueling
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F-15E Crew And KC-10 Boom Operator Talk The Merits Of Coffee While Refueling

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 25, 2018

Russian Fighter Intercepted Then Barrel Rolled Atop A KC-10 Flying Over Syria
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Russian Fighter Intercepted Then Barrel Rolled Atop A KC-10 Flying Over Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 26, 2017