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US ORBAT - Tankers - 14/OCT/2026 #IranWar‌

An update to my tankers ORBAT (last posted 26/SEP/2026) to show the numbers of KC-135 and KC-46 tankers across the region available in the event of further hostilities with Iran. After the draw-down across Europe in the early days of September, number have begun to increase again significantly, particularly in the ORANGE ZONE bases while CENTCOM's levels have remained fairly consistent, amidst reporting that the US is considering returning to combat operations around the US midterm elections. Types as follows:

KC-46A "Pegasus"
RED ZONE: 17 in 🇶🇦 Qatar
ORANGE ZONE: NIL
GREEN ZONE: 16 in 🇵🇹 Lajes
TOTAL: 33

KC-135R "Stratotanker"
RED ZONE: 2 in Unknown, 16 in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 45 in 🇮🇱 Israel, 4 in 🇦🇪 UAE, 9 in 🇶🇦 Qatar
ORANGE ZONE: 8 in 🇫🇷 France (coastal), 10 in 🇬🇷 Greece, 7 in 🇮🇹 Italy, 16 in 🇷🇴 Romania
GREEN ZONE: 5 in 🇫🇷 France (inland), 15 in 🇬🇧 UK
AIRBORNE: 1 - destination TBC
TOTAL: 138

KC-135T "Stratotanker"
RED ZONE: 1 in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 2 in 🇮🇱 Israel, 3 in 🇦🇪 UAE
ORANGE ZONE: 2 in 🇫🇷 France (coastal), 1 in 🇬🇷 Greece, 3 in 🇮🇹 Italy, 2 in 🇷🇴 Romania
GREEN ZONE: 5 in 🇬🇧 UK
TOTAL: 19

GRAND TOTAL: 190 in CENTCOM/EUCOM
(Increase of 21 airframes from last update on 26th September 2026)

Data accurate as of checks conducted 07:30Z on 14th October 2026, subject to change. Locations based off OSINT information taken from Flightradar24, ADSB, ADSC, ACARS and other sources.
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