Lockheed To Build LMXT Tanker Boom in Arkansas, If It Wins KC-Y

Lockhed Martin LMXT tanker boom
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin announced another new production site for its LMXT refueling tanker it is offering to the U.S. Air Force, as it increases its pitch for the uncertain KC-Y competition. Lockheed announced May 18 it intends to build the aerial boom system for the LMXT, a modified Airbus A330 Multi-Role...
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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