Calls for a specific squawk code to be designated for gliders have emerged after a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker came within 15 metres of colliding with a glider over Eastern England. On Apr. 8, 2025, a KC ...
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.