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The KC-767 Advanced Tanker developed by Boeing was sized to meet the aerial refueling requirements of the U.S. Air Force’s mission and exceeded performance requirements to replace the aging, yet storied fleet of KC-135 medium tankers (see photo above), according to a Boeing news release today.
Despite the fact that the stated parameters for evaluating the [...]
Boeing Continues Protest of Tanker Contract
May 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: · aerial refueling, air force tanker program, air-to-air refueling, airbus, airbus a330, Chicago, Department of Defense, eads, european defence and space company, France, inflight refueling aircraft, kc-30, northrop grumman, Pentagon, tanker
KC-767 ‘Less Risk for Warfighters, Taxpayers’
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
On Feb. 29, Pentagon officials announced they had chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of one from Chicago-based Boeing for production of a new inflight refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. Seven weeks later, Boeing announced that it has [...]
Tags: · aerial refueling, air force tanker program, air-to-air refueling, airbus a330, Chicago, Department of Defense, eads, european defence and space company, France, inflight refueling aircraft, kc-30, northrop grumman, Pentagon, rand, tanker
Northrop Grumman Attempts to Set Record Straight
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Northrop Grumman issued a news release this morning in an attempt to “set the record straight” concerning what the company calls “the U.S. Air Force KC-45A misinformation.” What the defense contractor conveniently overlooked in its effort to “spin” the news is the point I raised in a March 1 post, Medal of Honor Recipient [...]
Tags: · advanced tanker, aerial refueling, Air Force, air tanker, airbus, boeing, Congress, defense department, France, kc-45A, kc-767, Medal of Honor, northrop grumman, the boeing company
Medal of Honor Recipient Right on Boeing Snub
March 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree.
Williams, West Virginia’s [...]
Tags: · advanced tanker, aerial refueling, Air Force, air tanker, airbus, boeing, Chicago, defense department, european aeronautic defense and space company, France, hershel "woody" williams, hershel williams, iwo jima, kc-135, kc-30, kc-767, Made in China, Marine, Marine Corps, Medal of Honor, northrop grumman, Pentagon, secretary of the air force, St. Louis, the boeing company, West Virginia, woody williams
