LM Pitches LMXT Connectivity Plan As USAF Considers KC-Y’s Future

A Lockheed Martin graphic showing its LMXT tanker connecting to a Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter.
 

Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is pitching a three-phase adoption of datalinks, processing and enhanced situational awareness for its LMXT tanker, as the U.S. Air Force works through its requirements and decides whether to continue with a competition for the KC-Y “bridge tanker.” Lockheed is offering the LMXT, a...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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