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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

Air

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 24, 2020

News & Features

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 9, 2020

News & Features

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Air

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 1, 2020

Air

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

News & Features

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 17, 2020

Air

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Air

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2019

Air

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 18, 2019

Air

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated) A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

Air

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Air

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh? USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2019

Air

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

News & Features

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51 NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

News & Features

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 31, 2018

Air

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 24, 2019

Sea

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 22, 2020

Air

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 17, 2018

Air

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 1, 2017

Air

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

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

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated) A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh? USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51 NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

KC-135(Page 2)

Latest in KC-135

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

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

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated) A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh? USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51 NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

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