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Boeing Submits Final NewGen Tanker Proposal To US Air Force
by Staff Writers
St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 11, 2011


Boeing has been designing, building, modifying and supporting tankers for decades. These include the KC-135 fleet, the KC-10 fleet, and four KC-767Js delivered to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Boeing has submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X tanker competition. The proposal offers a fleet of Boeing NewGen Tankers - 767-based, multi-mission aircraft that deliver superior capabilities to U.S. warfighters and burn 24 percent less fuel than the competing European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) Company's tanker. If selected, the Boeing tanker will save taxpayers tens of billions of dollars in fuel costs over the next 40 years and support 50,000 American jobs with more than 800 suppliers in more than 40 states.

"This decision is critical to America's national security and its manufacturing base," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney. "Our best-of-Boeing team has offered the most capable and fuel-efficient tanker that will enable the U.S. Air Force to continue serving as the world's finest air refueling provider without breaking future defense budgets."

"Our challenge is to replace the KC-135, one of the most valuable aircraft fleets in aviation history, and we responded to the U.S. Air Force's requirements by proposing the best multi-mission airplane built by the most experienced people - the NewGen Tanker," said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security.

"We have an integrated team that has spent the entire competition focusing on our customer and preparing to execute immediately after the contract is awarded. Boeing is ready to build America's next tanker."

"Our NewGen Tankers will be built using a proven low-risk, in-line manufacturing approach similar to the highly successful 737-based Navy P-8A, by an already trained and highly experienced U.S. work force at existing Boeing facilities that have delivered more than 2,000 tankers and 1,000 commercial 767s," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Boeing has been designing, building, modifying and supporting tankers for decades. These include the KC-135 fleet, the KC-10 fleet, and four KC-767Js delivered to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

The Italian Air Force formally accepted its first KC-767 tanker in December and will receive three more as part of its current contract. In addition to being ready now, the Boeing NewGen Tanker will continue to deliver capability and value to both warfighters and U.S. taxpayers for decades to come. The NewGen Tanker:

+ Saves taxpayers up to $36 billion in life-cycle costs compared with the competitor's aircraft - a difference that could pay for an additional fleet of 179 tankers

+ Features a flight control design philosophy that places aircrews in command of the entire flight envelope rather than allowing computer software to limit combat maneuverability

+ Provides Air Force pilots with an advanced digital flight deck featuring Boeing 787 Dreamliner electronic displays

+ Includes proven air refueling technology and a modernized NewGen KC-10 boom with an expanded refueling envelope capability, increased fuel offload rate and fly-by-wire control system - all from the company that invented the air refueling boom and has produced the world's most capable and reliable tankers

+ Delivers significantly more fuel, cargo, passengers and patients than the current KC-135 tanker in a widebody airplane with a narrowbody footprint that affords the Air Force invaluable flexibility for a variety of operations.

Boeing's final proposal is the culmination of a process that began when the company started studying tanker requirements after the release of the Air Force's draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in September 2009, followed by a final RFP in February 2010.

Boeing responded to the final RFP by submitting an 8,000-page proposal on July 9, 2010. A contractor will be selected early this year to replace 179 of the 400 Eisenhower-era KC-135 aircraft currently in the Air Force fleet.

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