*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) SEATTLE, USA - September 18, 2009: Bill Barksdale, spokesman for Boeing defense Global Mobility Systems, just put out a new statement about Defense Secretary Robert Gates' announcement Thursday that he's putting the Air Force in charge of the new competition to supply aerial refueling tankers. 
The Boeing 767 tanker transport aircraft, designated KC-767 for the US Air Force, is a high-performance version of the Boeing 767-200ER twin-aisle jetliner equipped for fully integrated tanker operations. It is fitted with either boom and receptacle refuelling, hose and drogue refuelling or both.
Here it is:
Boeing welcomes the Air Force's leadership in the effort to replace America's KC-135 refueling fleet, and anxiously awaits the release of the Request for Proposal. Our top priority will be to work with the Air Force to ensure that we understand the service's requirements and their relative priority.
It's particularly important that the requirements for the new competition be crystal clear. Boeing is the only competitor offering the Air Force a choice between different refueling options, each of which delivers more capability at lower cost. The KC-767 is a wide-body tanker with a narrow footprint that has more agility and proven technological capability than any competitor. The KC-777 tanker can also double as a formidable cargo aircraft, providing more capacity at a similar size to Airbus' A330-based plane.
As I told so many people at AFA, we're excited to work hand-in-hand with the Air Force to understand the service's needs, and look forward to building America's next tanker – one that meets all the warfighters' needs at the lowest cost to the taxpayer.
Also, for those who missed the tanker presentation by Rick Lemaster, Boeing's tanker director and program manager, at the Air Force Association's 2009 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition outside Washington, here are the slides he presented.
The Boeing 767 tanker transport aircraft, designated KC-767 for the US Air Force, is a high-performance version of the Boeing 767-200ER twin-aisle jetliner equipped for fully integrated tanker operations. It is fitted with either boom and receptacle refuelling, hose and drogue refuelling or both.
Here it is:
Boeing welcomes the Air Force's leadership in the effort to replace America's KC-135 refueling fleet, and anxiously awaits the release of the Request for Proposal. Our top priority will be to work with the Air Force to ensure that we understand the service's requirements and their relative priority.
It's particularly important that the requirements for the new competition be crystal clear. Boeing is the only competitor offering the Air Force a choice between different refueling options, each of which delivers more capability at lower cost. The KC-767 is a wide-body tanker with a narrow footprint that has more agility and proven technological capability than any competitor. The KC-777 tanker can also double as a formidable cargo aircraft, providing more capacity at a similar size to Airbus' A330-based plane.
As I told so many people at AFA, we're excited to work hand-in-hand with the Air Force to understand the service's needs, and look forward to building America's next tanker – one that meets all the warfighters' needs at the lowest cost to the taxpayer.
Also, for those who missed the tanker presentation by Rick Lemaster, Boeing's tanker director and program manager, at the Air Force Association's 2009 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition outside Washington, here are the slides he presented.
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