The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, today announced completion of a KC-135 Stratotanker Automation Study for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The study was ...

Airmen from the US Air Force's 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab at McConnell Air Force Base have invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus, called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start ...

The Boeing Company (BA) recently secured a contract involving its KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft. The award has been offered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK. Valued at ...

Step inside the cockpit of the KC-135 Stratotanker with U.S. Air Force pilots during a high-precision aerial refueling mission over Alabama. Every maneuver demands extreme coordination, quick reflexes ...

Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for departure during Exercise Global Thunder 26 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Global ...

Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilots are inching closer to normal operations after incremental software fixes to the tanker’s glitchy autopilot have led the service to ease flight restrictions on the ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A KC-135 refueling tanker made a “nose landing” at Sioux Gateway Airport, Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the 185th Air Refueling Wing said, in a statement, the Iowa Air ...

The U.S. Air Force is partnering with Merlin to test its autonomous flight technology, Merlin Pilot, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Testing will involve progressively autonomous aerial refueling ...

An Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker crash-landed at Sioux City Air National Guard Base when its nose gear failed to deploy during a training mission. All five crew members on board were ...

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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 ...