¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE The U.S. Air Force will not approve a follow-on contract for 75 KC-46 tankers until Boeing …
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US KC-135 Tanker Crash In Iraq During Operation Epic Fury Raises Questions About Air Campaign Tempo
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 6 minutes read¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq on March 12, 2026 while supporting …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Danish F-35s Refuel From French MRTT in Arctic Training Over Greenland
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readDanish F-35s and French Tanker Complete Joint Arctic Training Flight Over Southeast Greenland In a demonstration of allied interoperability in extreme environments, …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
KC 135 Refuels F 35A Over Rockies in Air National Guard Training Mission
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readKC 135 Refuels F 35A Over Rockies During Guard Training A KC 135 Stratotanker conducted an aerial refueling of an F 35A …
- Head-to-Head
KC-46 Pegasus vs. KC-135 Stratotanker: Comparing America’s Tanker Fleet Transition
by TeamDefenseWatch 5 minutes readKC-46 Pegasus vs. KC-135 Stratotanker: Comparing America’s Tanker Fleet Transition The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is balancing two generations of aerial refueling …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
KC-46 Pegasus APU Issues: A Timeline of Challenges, Fixes, and What It Means for the USAF Fleet
by TeamDefenseWatch 5 minutes readKC-46 Pegasus APU Failures Put Spotlight on Reliability The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker continues to face scrutiny after …