Turkey has received its first KC-135R with Block 45 upgrade

A Turkish KC-135R aerial refueling tanker has returned home after completing the modifications to its flight deck.

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker ‘57-2609’ (31126729977)
Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons


The Block 45 upgrade replaces old displays, radio altimeter, computer module, autopilot and flight director with new ones. Around 63 of these parts are of high-maintenance or obsolete.

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