From a suspected spy balloon to a missing plane: 5 air warfare stories from 2023
"How in the hell do you lose an F-35?"
LMXT exit: Lockheed to skip KC-135 recap race, focus on next gen tanker
The surprise withdrawal of the aerospace giant could give Boeing a leg up as the Air Force moves toward a contract award for a new fleet of refuelers, analysts told Breaking Defense.
Air Force acquisition chief on tanker plans and negotiations with Boeing
"We just kind of need to get their no-kidding ground truth of, ‘this is what we think we can deliver and when we think we can deliver it,'" Andrew Hunter, the service's acquisition chief, said in a Sept. 5 interview at the Pentagon.
KC-46A tanker still has 6 category 1 deficiencies, but fixes are in the works: USAF official
Each KC-46A will take about two months to retrofit with a new vision system, according to the Air Force’s program lead, a fix that will address two of six remaining critical defects in Boeing’s Pegasus air refueling tanker.
RFI for next round of Air Force tanker buy projected for end of September: USAF official
“I think what you're hearing from individuals like Hon. Hunter and Hon. Kendall is a recognition that the requirements that went into the JCIDS process are not revolutionary," said Scott Boyd, Air Force deputy program manager for mobility aircraft.
From cargo to cockpit: A KC-46A crew’s thoughts about the plane’s potential tanker rival
Speaking to Breaking Defense fresh off a tour of a French MRTT, a KC-46A Pegasus pilot and boom operator discussed some of the pros and cons between the plane that's the basis for Lockheed's LMXT and their own Pegasus tanker.
Lockheed picks GE engine to power LMXT tanker
Lockheed's selection of GE Aerospace's CF6 engines comes as the Air Force weighs sole-sourcing a next round of tankers to Boeing or opening up a competition.
Air Force leans towards buying 75 more KC-46As instead of competing KC-Y
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter indicated he was leaning toward buying 75 more KC-46A tankers as a bridge to an accelerated next-gen program.