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US ORBAT - Tankers - 26/SEP/2026 #IranWar‌

An update to my tankers ORBAT (last posted 07/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. Overall numbers have reduced significantly in Europe, and assets inside CENTCOM have been redistributed as well, to focus on operations in the Strait of Hormuz and Arabian Sea. Types as follows:

KC-46A "Pegasus"
RED ZONE: 17 in 🇶🇦 Qatar
ORANGE ZONE: NIL
GREEN ZONE: 8 in 🇵🇹 Lajes, 1 in 🇩🇪 Germany (transit)
TOTAL: 26

KC-135R "Stratotanker"
RED ZONE: 20 in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 45 in 🇮🇱 Israel, 6 in 🇦🇪 UAE, 11 in 🇶🇦 Qatar
ORANGE ZONE: 4 in 🇫🇷 France (coastal), 9 in 🇬🇷 Greece, 4 in 🇮🇹 Italy, 11 in 🇷🇴 Romania
GREEN ZONE: 4 in 🇫🇷 France (inland), 1 in 🇩🇪 Germany (transit), 13 in 🇬🇧 UK
AIRBORNE: 1 - destination unknown
TOTAL: 129

KC-135T "Stratotanker"
RED ZONE: 1 in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 3 in 🇮🇱 Israel, 3 in 🇦🇪 UAE
ORANGE ZONE: 1 in 🇫🇷 France (coastal), 1 in 🇬🇷 Greece, 1 in 🇮🇹 Italy
GREEN ZONE: 4 in 🇬🇧 UK
TOTAL: 14

GRAND TOTAL: 169 in CENTCOM/EUCOM
(Decrease of 26 airframes from last update on 7th September 2026).

Data accurate as of checks conducted at 09:00Z on 26th September 2026, subject to change. Locations based off OSINT information taken from Flightradar24, ADSB, ADSC, ACARS and other sources.
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