Air ForceAircraftsReports on the plans of the U.S. Air Force in laying out the initial stages of retiring 133 E-model KC-135 Stratotankers and integrating 100 KC-767A tankers to Boeing. Average age of service of KC-135 E-model t...
Under another modification program, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can offload 20 percent more fuel. Through the years, ...
Google Share on Facebook Also found in:Acronyms,Wikipedia. num·bered air force (nŭm′bərd) n.Abbr.NAF Any of numerous units of the US Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than a command, designated by an ordinal number, as inSecond Air Force. ...
and a joint venture team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus. It notes the service's priority for the replacement of its fleet of about 500 KC-135 and KC-10 refueling tankers. The target date for the delivery of the planes is by 2015.COLEAUGUSTSANDERSPETER...
Air Force KC-135 from Okinawa joining Omega and the F-16s. The KC-135 refueled the six F-16s then returned to base. Omega continued on to Singapore with the F-16s, offloading 75,700 pounds of fuel to the F-16 aircraft while en route...
The Air Force is looking to enhance its current tanker fleet with a suite of upgrades for the KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker, according to a request for information recently posted by the service. The June 22 RFI details requirements for the Air Force's planned Advanced Aerial Refueli...
Fictional KC-135MPRS tanker livery for the Israeli Air Force that is currently using the old KC-707. No templates provided by ED for this AI aircraft, so I used the default .dds files and just tried my best. To install simply extract the folder as it is to /Saved Games/dcs.openbet...
Established in 1978 as the 175th Tactical Fighter Squadron flying F-15A’s, the 175th was Realigned to Tankers in summer of 1993 and would only become fully qualified weeks before hostilities broke out between Osea and Belka in 1994. The Genies would pro
摘要: U.S. Air Force officials are struggling to figure out how to proceed in the aftermath of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's decision to postpone a controversial plan to lease 100 Boeing KC-767A tanker transport aircraft as replacements for its aging KC-135 Stratotankers.关键词:...