A viral TikTok video about retired United captain and USAF veteran Theresa Claiborne comes at a time when diversity in ...

Acceptance of the "airworthiness plan" allows the KC-135 autonomous flight test program to get underway, Merlin said. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force has signed off on a plan to put AI ...

Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the Merlin ...

Autonomous flight technology start-up Merlin says it has launched flight testing on its proprietary pilot system, using a Boeing KC-135 tanker. The Boston-based company on 16 August said it has ...

UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. Being a longtime space buff, I know about the KC-135. In the day, it ...

Theresa Claiborne looks back on her outstanding career in military and civil aviation Diane Tedeschi Theresa Claiborne retired from United as a captain in 2024. Courtesy of Theresa Claiborne On June ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headline and photo caption should read: "Merlin Kicks Off KC-135 Test Flight Campaign with SNC to Progress Autonomous Capabilities for the United States Air Force" (instead of ...

The odds were stacked against her. Theresa M. Claiborne was a woman, shorter than the average height required to be a pilot, and she was Black. But she kept her eyes on the prize and went on to ...

The US Air Force Security Assistance and Training (AFSAT) Squadron has co-ordinated Block 45 training for four Turkish Air Force KC-135 tanker pilots. AFSAT is the central management agency for all ...

Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., “to better understand crew workload drivers and gather data to expand the autonomous ...

It wouldn’t be a Fairchild Air Force Base airshow without a massive Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker cutting through the sky. The base, known for its aerial refueling tanker aircraft, hosted its annual free ...