Meet Joe and Thelma. Happy 90th birthday to Joe and Thelma isn't far behind. Being as Thelma was born and raised in England, how in the world did she get connected to a farmer from Southwestern ...

Introduced in 1957, it was the first jet-powered refueling tanker for the United States Air Force (USAF), replacing the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The tanker first joined the French Air Force in 1964 ...

Israel, in fact, uses the KC-707 not only for air-to-air refueling, but also for tranport ... and historically have operated the KC-97, as well as buddy-refuelers like the F-4E and A-4H.

The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet. The Air Force inventory of 732 ...

The U.S. Air Force is considering Forbes Field Air National Guard Base in Topeka as a potential site for the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker. A final decision will be made in fall 2025 after ...

Moreover, pursuing the NGAD program and a large fleet of conventional large tankers like the KC-46 Pegasus, the U.S. Air Force aims to achieve survivable aerial refueling by disrupting the enemy ...

The KC-46 is a critical component in the Air Force’s modernized aerial refueling fleet and the new issues might further delay a program already burdened with challenges. A U.S. Air Force KC-46A ...

The visit is a "crucial step" in identifying the Air Force’s next home for newly built KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers, the Forbes-based 190th Air Refueling Wing of the Kansas Air National ...