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US sends F‑15Es, KC‑135 tankers, and USS Abraham Lincoln toward Middle East as Iran tensions rise
Within January 2026, the United States deployed F‑15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath toward ...
President Trump’s intentions for Venezuela remain unclear—but the deployment of the KC-135s could be a prelude to extended aerial operations over South America. No one can quite figure out what ...
The KC-46A is a larger aircraft from start to finish, being bigger, carrying more fuel, carrying it further, and carrying out ...
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How the Airbus A330 MRTT Could Change Aerial Refueling Forever
The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from ...
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the United ...
Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action. The United States Air Force does not disclose the movement of high-profile ...
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