Lockheed Martin says it is still pitching its LMXT tanker to the Air Force amid a looming requirements announcement for the KC-Y tanker program. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has cast doubt on whether a KC-Y program would field a wholly new aircraft and has ...
Lockheed Martin will build its LMXT next-generation tanker from green Airbus A330 airliners in Alabama, then convert them to military tankers in Georgia, if it wins the KC-Y, or "bridge" tanker, competition set to to be selected at the end of 2024, the company said ...