US Air Force Resurrects 68-Year-Old KC-135 Tanker amid Heavy Losses in War on Iran

Tasnim News Agency · April 13, 2026 War

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Facing unprecedented losses in its aerial refueling fleet due to Iran’s decisive counterstrikes, the US Air Force has been forced to dig up 68-year-old KC-135 tanker relics from its desert graveyard.