The Arctic is no longer a frozen afterthought at the edge of military strategy maps. It has become one of the most ...

The appearance of the KC-135 with the added antenna at Mildenhall does point to new progress on key connectivity upgrades for ...

Four U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II’s assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing fly in formation with a French Air Force A330 Multi ...

We refueled Belgian F-16s, Italian and Dutch F-35s during Arctic Challenge 23, the premier Nordic large-force, live-fly field training exercise. About 150 aircraft and approximately 2,700 coalition ...

First phase of funded study provides key insights for full large aircraft and boom automation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft ...

The KC-135 Stratotanker has been in service since 1954. Using computation fluid dynamics, the Air Force discovered it can improve the plane’s aerodynamic efficiency by one percent simply by changing ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a report released June 10 says the Air Force has decided to no longer publicly disclose its mission capable rates of aircraft, a reversal of longstanding ...

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, passes over Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., on Jan. 30, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz/U.S. Air ...

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker taxis down the runway during exercise COPE North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Feb. 19, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Divine Cox/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. Being a longtime space buff, I know about the KC-135. In the day, it ...

Built to revolutionize aerial refueling, this next-generation tanker promised big gains — but its path to service has been anything but smooth.