When America’s most advanced stealth bomber needs fuel, it turns to an aircraft older than most of its pilots’ parents.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new historic plane is set to be arriving at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force today. The KC-135R Stratotanker is set to ...

Discover why the KC-135's new Starshield-style antenna could make the Stratotanker a critical link in America's future strike ...

There are many military airplanes out there that look memorable in one way or another, but the B-1 Lancer is probably on most people’s list as “the one looking like a bird from a sci-fi flick.” And ...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) ceased operating its four Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft in June, with the new A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) taking over its roles in ...

A crazy cool video shows something you don’t see too often: a KC-135 tanker in the famous “Mach Loop” low flying area. Certain scarcely populated areas of the UK, known as ‘Low Flying Areas’ (LFAs) ...

A second Turkish KC-135 is currently undergoing the new modification, with the remaining fleet expected to receive the update no later than 2023. The first of seven Turkish KC-135R Stratotanker ...

The KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling. This unique asset greatly enhances the USAF's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also ...

This KC-135R Stratotanker became the first to refuel three aircraft at once during an emergency operation in 1967 in the Gulf of Tonkin. [Courtesy: Department of Defense] The National Museum of the ...

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., on March 5, 2016. (Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota/U.S. Air Force) MELBOURNE, Australia — A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R ...

DAYTON — A new historic plane is set to be arriving at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force today. The KC-135R Stratotanker is set to be landing around 9:30 a.m., according to the museum’s ...