The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace; the second aircraft landed safely. Here’s the statement released by CENTCOM: U.S. Central Command is ...

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a military aircraft designed to refuel other planes mid-air, crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central ‌Command said involved another ...

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, ...

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker remains one of the longest-serving military aircraft in history, a true workhorse that has supported USA operations around the globe for nearly seven decades. Since its ...