The Boeing KC-135, nicknamed Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that has been in continuous service with the USAF for over 60 years with over 800 examples of the C-135 series built.

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type's first flight, ...

The aircraft is an extensively modified C-135. The Rivet Joint's modifications are primarily related to its on-board sensor suite, which allows the mission crew to detect, identify and geolocate ...

The first meningococcal vaccine licensed in the United States — MPSV4 (Menomune; Sanofi Pasteur), which was approved in 1981 — is based on polysaccharides from serogroups A, C, Y and W-135 (Ref.