Air Force RFI targets engine options for NGAS tankers
Responses will help shape analysis for the tanker program, known as the Next Generation Air refueling System.
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.
Space programs top priorities under CR; next-gen tanker also critical, Hunter says
Service officials hope that Congress will back Secretary Frank Kendall’s proposal to allow some new programs to begin early work, even if a continuing resolution is in place.
Air Force picks startup JetZero to build blended wing body demonstrator
Aviation expert Tim Walton said that while such a design could mean strides in fuel efficiency, past iterations have had their limitations.
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.
Why Wittman wants to save AETP engine while slowing next-gen fighter funding
In an interview with Breaking Defense, chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee Rep. Rob Wittman explains the committee’s thinking behind keeping AETP going, as well as the reason for slashing funds from NGAD.
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.