Few aircraft in American military history have done more important work while receiving less public recognition than the ...

Why Did the US Air Force Want the KC-10? After Vietnam, the US recognized that its air power was constrained by a shortage of aerial refueling tanker aircraft. To fix the problem as quickly as ...

Military aircraft don't have time to land and refuel on sensitive missions. That's where aerial refueling tankers come in.

The National Museum of the United States Air Force welcomed the arrival of a KC-10A Extender, Monday, April 15, 2024. The aircraft will become part of the permanent collection at the National Museum ...

The United States Air Force built the KC-46A Pegasus around one mission above all others: aerial refueling. The tanker was supposed to replace aging KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders while ...

An Omega KDC-10 refuels four U.S. Air Force F-16s during a 2023 mission over the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Omega Air A portion of the retired Boeing KC-10 Extender fleet could be back in service and ...

The Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have 414 KC-135 Stratotankers, the last of where were built in 1962. The active fleet has 59 KC-10 Extenders, which took flight in the 1980s.