Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 ... The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient ...

A U.S. Air Force WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft visits Patrick Space Force Base last week. The plane that visited Patrick Space Force Base is a modified KC-135R Stratotanker that debuted with ...

Photos released by U.S. Air Force Central through the DVIDS network ... The “new” WC-135Rs are actually converted KC-135R refueling planes. Their switch from Stratotankers to nuclear sniffers ...

(U.S. Air Force photo) The “new” WC-135Rs are actually converted KC-135R refueling planes. Their switch from Stratotankers to nuclear sniffers started back in 2019 at the 645th Aeronautical ...

The plane that visited Patrick Space Force Base is a modified KC-135R Stratotanker that debuted with the Air Force in 1964 and had most recently flown with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st ...