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.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr. assumed leadership of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, succeeding Navy Adm. John Aquilino at a change of command ceremony, urging action amid China's “increasing intrusive and expansionist claims,” on May 3