A massive new tanker is revitalizing the Air Force's refueling fleet. Here's what we know about whether Forbes Field will get to house any of those.

Speaking before the rollout of a 767 modified into a tanker for the Italian Air Force, the head of the Chicago-based aerospace giant said a shut down 767 assembly line could be restarted if the U ...

58 total The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker is a military version of the 767 commercial aircraft. It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of ...

The re-engined tanker, designated either the ... civil air traffic control needs. The Air Force plans to replace the KC-135 with the modern KC-767.

For about a decade the Air Force has been trying to replace its fleet ... U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars and produce a better tanker plane, be considered. That might mean further delay in ...