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 ...
A massive wave of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has moved into the Middle East, marking one of the largest aerial refueling deployments in recent months. Flight tracking shows aircraft departing ...
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers take part in exercise Bomber Task Force 20-1 (Oct-Nov 2019). Scenes include: ...
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Why America Needs the KC-46A Pegasus Tanker

In any conflict with China, aerial refueling will determine whether US fighters and bombers can operate from safe stand-off distances across the vast expanses of the Indo-Pacific.
This is a significant milestone for the RAF’s P-8A Poseidon, also officially designated the Poseidon MRA1, as it lacked a UK-based refueling option. In fact, the Voyager KC2 and KC3 (British ...