UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.

Update: FlightGlobal is investigating reports that, contrary to USAF statements, the service had indeed previously completed hot-refueling of KC-135s. The USAF has not yet responded to requests for ...

In a dramatic and highly visible military maneuver, Donald Trump has deployed over 30 aerial refueling tankers, including KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft, from multiple domestic bases ...

Startling images show U.S. warplanes flying over the UK. An aviation fan captured multiple F-35A stealth fighters and several supporting KC-135 refuelling tankers on Tuesday (17 June). The ...

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana's 2nd Bomb Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, ...