Metrea acquires 14 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from the French ... tanker for the United States Air Force (USAF), replacing the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The tanker first joined the French Air ...

The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract Thursday to buy 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers. The KC-46 award, which covers the tankers' 11th lot, will bring the number Boeing has ...

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract to provide operational and sustainment services for KC-46 aerial refueling tanker jets. The award has been provided by the Air Force ...