US air tankers have traversed the Atlantic en route to Britain days ahead before a high-level assembly of Donald Trump’s military leaders. Approximately a dozen KC-135/T Stratotankers left the United ...

The US Air Force’s quest for an affordable airframe that can survive in contested airspace may be critical for the effectiveness of the overall fleet in a future conflict. The US Air Force is asking ...

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England—After years of uncertainty about the Air Force’s tanker plans, the service has decided to buy more KC-46s instead of launching a new competition for its next tanker ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is exploring all options for a future tanker aircraft that is better able to survive in a contested environment. These could include a clean-sheet, stealth blended-wing body ...

Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...

RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire San Diego will soon begin a construction project at its Ramona Air Attack Base to prepare it for the arrival of a new air tanker. Crews will demolish and ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – When you are fighting a wildfire, the name of the game is speed. How quickly can you get resources on a wildfire? For those working at the Grand Junction Air Center, the ...

FIRES. WE START THERE. AN AIR CARRIER COMPANY THAT HELPS WITH WILDFIRE EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD, SAYS IT IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN INTENSE FIRES THIS YEAR. THE PRESIDENT OF TEN TANKERS SPOKE WITH OUR ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Air tankers were grounded Wednesday in California after one of the aircraft crashed into a steep canyon wall while fighting a blaze in Yosemite National Park, killing ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing valuable support in the ongoing firefighting effort. Since ...

Cal Fire’s Air Attack Base in Ramona is getting a much-needed $12 million upgrade to handle larger air tankers. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen reports the improvements will also allow ...