The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will receive four KC-135 air tankers in the next few ...

The automatic load alleviation and independent disconnect systems greatly enhance safety and facilitate air refueling. The KC-10 can be air-refueled by a KC-135 or another KC-10A to increase its ...

"This aircraft, like all the aircraft in our KC-10 ... and air cover overhead." For nearly four decades, KC-10s have helped secure global reach for America, providing in-flight refueling to ...

Air-to-air refueling allows planes to extend range and take heavier loads. The USAF fleet consists of four types of tankers: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many ...

Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force's (USAF's) future inventory in a proposed "Agile ...

The KC-46s belongs to the 931st Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force ... which prevents the A-10C to be refueled. In fact, the A-10 can't generate enough force to stay connected to the ...

Tags: US Air Force, USAF, KC-46, Pegasus, NGAS, Stealth tanker, MQ-25 Stingray, KC-135, KC-10, A330 MRTT TAGGED:KC-46A Pegasus Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System NGAS U.S. Air Force ...

The U.S. Air Force has recently paused deliveries ... an urgent need for new tankers to satisfy its refueling needs, especially with the KC-10 already retired and the KC-135’s approaching ...

Boeing is the prime contractor for two key aerial refueling support aircraft models the Air Force uses: the KC-46A Pegasus and ... 1 supplier to Boeing, which spends $10.5 billion with 392 ...

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker ... This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire control ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...