Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

Prior to this, the KC-46 had a severe disadvantage to alert timing in comparison to its KC-135 Stratotanker counterpart, and the APURSS device has effectively reversed those statistics.” ...

though the service could buy more as an interim solution as it retires the KC-135. The KC-46 is taking on an increasingly important role in the Air Force's fleet as the service modernizes and ...