Boeing officials at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium Thursday, meanwhile, said to watch for an announcement Monday on their preferred solution for the KC-X competition. They’re giving nothing away prematurely; Boeing’s displays at AFA’s symposium Thursday features both the KC-767 and the KC-777 variants of Boeing airliners.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.