George Muellner, Boeing’s chief of Air Force programs, said Thursday morning that there’s no reason to assume the KC-767 is a dead option for the Air Force’s tanker recapitalization program. The same factors taken into consideration four years ago, when the aircraft was selected—ramp space, sorties, fuel offload, etc.—are still the dominant issues. The KC-767 has always been capable of carrying cargo and passengers, which senior USAF leaders say will be essential in the upcoming tanker competition. However, Muellner also says Boeing will “respond with a full range of options” for the program.
A new Navy missile could fill a range gap that the U.S. Air Force needs for its fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation fighters. The Navy’s portfolio acquisition executive for munitions posted information on the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile online on Aug. 22, the same day it unveiled the project at…