Prior to this, the KC-46 had a severe disadvantage to alert timing in comparison to its KC-135 Stratotanker counterpart, and the APURSS device has effectively reversed those statistics.” ...

Service: USAF Propulsion: 2x Pratt & Whitney 4062 engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 6,385 nm Maximum Cargo Capacity: 65,000 pounds (29,484 kilograms) Crew: 15 permanent seats for aircrew, including ...

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

MacDill is slated to receive the new KC-46 refueling tanker by 2029 to replace the aging KC-135 tankers that are currently based there. The Boeing aircraft is larger and far more modern than the ...

The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will participate in training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft from February 10 to 13, 2025.