KC-135

The SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most remarkable machines ever built. Designed during the Cold War for long-range reconnaissance, the SR-71 served with both the CIA and the U.S....

There’s no debate that the United States has the largest Air Force in the world, but when people discuss America’s various military advantages, one of the most important ones often...

Tanker-supported fighter jets are able to massively extend their “dwell time” over target areas, allowing them to respond to new target information, pursue multiple target locations on a single attack...

The U.S. Air Force has deployed fifth-generation F-35 Lightning IIs to Germany, it announced in a press release on Wednesday. The F-35s arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany...

Here’s What You Need to Know: If you buy more bombers, you must also buy more tankers to support the bombers. But the current trend is toward fewer tankers, not more....

Here’s What You Need to Know: The flying branch wants to acquire as many as 179 KC-46s. Each new tanker costs $240 million, counting development costs. The U.S. Air Force admitted...

Here’s What You Need to Know: In some respects, the success of the K-46 is the most important of the Air Force’s modernization programs. It is the capability of the aerial...

The Air Force KC-Y tanker program is focused on deploying a combat-ready tanker aircraft that can be produced quickly and perform high-value refueling operations.  It is envisioned as a “bridge”...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The WC-135s are “bug-catchers,” to borrow Air Force slang. They carry air filters connected to sensors that can detect the radioactive particles that result from...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: However, the Army has protected funding for thirty-five modernization programs including new artillery, missiles, and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as $24 billion for...

On May 28, the Department of Defense released its $752.9 billion defense budget request for 2022—a document which will almost certainly be subject to the extensive back-and-forth in Congress before...