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USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2
Air

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

Air Force Restricts Use Of Autopilot On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers Again
Air

Air Force Restricts Use Of Autopilot On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers Again

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 11, 2022

Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)
Air

Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 1, 2022

Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says
Air

Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base
Air

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Air Force Stumped By Sudden Pitch Down Events Reported On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers
Air

Air Force Stumped By Sudden Pitch Down Events Reported On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)
Air

20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 29, 2021

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

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

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)
Air

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2021

F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand Operations
Air

F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand Operations

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 30, 2021

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska
Air

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
Air

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up
Air

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 4, 2021

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever
Air

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)
News & Features

American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2020

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute
News & Features

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 2, 2020