How does a 63-year-old airframe remain relevant in today's high-tech military? The TC-135W's story will surprise you.

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An E-6B Mercury assigned to the Strategic Communications Wing 1 at Tinker Air Force Base approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission ...

Further details have come to light of a near-miss incident that took place in the airspace over eastern England earlier in 2025. The UK Airprox Board, the body which investigates such incidents (known ...

Flying high above Australia, a KC-135 Stratotanker carries out an air refueling mission that keeps allied aircraft in the fight. This video reveals the precision, coordination, and skill required to ...

The last French Air and Space Force KC-135 performs a final flypast with the Patrouille de France national aerobatic display team during the type's retirement ceremony on 30 June. (French Air and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A KC-135 Stratotanker flew over Kansas City skies Saturday night as part of a flyover before the Sporting KC match at Children’s Mercy Park. The crew, known as the Kansas Coyotes, ...

The Indian Air Force began inducting its initial batch of 10 HAL Light Combat Helicopters from October 2022. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal) The India Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered 156 Light Combat ...

Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later. The Air Force ...

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, ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump has named his pick for Air Force secretary, finally announcing the last service secretary nominee under his administration. Trump said on social media Thursday that ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita. Just before 9:30 a.m., a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker ...