A widebody aircraft, the KC-10 offered a significantly greater fuel and cargo payload than the KC-135, and was also designed with an integrated hose and drogue refueling system, alongside a ...

The KC-10 (technically the KC-10A Extender) may seem like an odd choice for retirement— after all, it’s nearly 30 years younger than the KC-135 and it can haul nearly twice as much fuel ...

The KC-10 can carry more than 356,000 pounds of fuel, (almost twice as much as the KC-135, and nearly 170,000 pounds of cargo, which nearly equals the C-17.

The KC-10 is also much younger than the KC-135, ... KC-10 pilots Lt. Col. Stewart Welch and retired Col. David LeRoy wrote in 2019 for War on the Rocks that the 2013 U.S. budget sequestration ...

Along with the KC-135, the KC-10 conducted over 51,000 separate refueling operations and delivered 125 million gallons of fuel; not a single scheduled rendezvous was missed.

The last KC-10 Extender tanker jet is scheduled to retire in September 2024. ... The KC-135 Stratotanker has faced years of flight restrictions as the service tries to fix malfunctioning autopilot ...

The French Air and Space Force is retiring its last three active KC-135 after more than 60 years in continued service ...

After more than 40 years of service, the US Air Force is retiring its final Boeing KC-10 Extender aerial refueller, ... compared to more than 70 KC-46s and over 370 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.

The deal saw 14 of France’s KC-135 tankers transferred to Metrea, including both the C-135FR and C-135RG variants. The company declined to reveal the purchase price.

A widebody aircraft, the KC-10 offered a significantly greater fuel and cargo payload than the KC-135, and was also designed with an integrated hose and drogue refueling system, alongside a ...