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
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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 [...]
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