This is a big deal,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, noting California has the largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet in ...

The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a late hold-out. The KDC-10 had previously been contracted to refuel Air Force aircraft ...

The U.S. Air Force is considering Forbes Field Air National Guard Base in Topeka as a potential site for the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker. A final decision will be made in fall 2025 after ...

California boosts its wildfire-fighting efforts with a second C-130 Hercules airtanker, enhancing the state's aerial ...

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker on the flightline of a Bamboo Eagle exercise at Travis AFB, California, in January 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force With prospects for a new, stealthy tanker design ...

saying it saved the Pentagon and taxpayers $63 million over the cost of a new replacement aircraft. The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for ...

The aircraft underwent critical modifications to transform it into a high-capacity aerial firefighting asset capable of carrying 4,000 gallons of fire retardant.

(EAA) - As provided to Action 2 News: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 will feature one of the most popular intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, as the United States Air Force ...

A massive new tanker is revitalizing the Air Force's refueling fleet, and a site survey team pondering whether to choose Topeka to house some of those planes is expected to visit Forbes Field Air ...