Boeing remains 100% focused on the KC-X competition and intends to submit a fully responsive, transparent and competitive proposal that meets the terms the Air Force has announced. As we have in each of the previous rounds of competition, Boeing will offer the most capable tanker and the tanker best suited to begin modernizing the aging KC-135 fleet -- at lower total life cycle cost than any competitor. The Boeing NewGen Tanker will be safe and survivable in combat, will save the American taxpayer $10 billion in fuel costs over its 40-year life, and is American designed and built. The men and women of Boeing are dedicated to getting our aircrews the aircraft they deserve to replace the aging KC-135 fleet.
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In the spirit of Woody Guthrie singing about public works projects...
Roll on, 767, roll on, roll on, 767, roll on
Your NewGen easy to read 787 style displays are like, uh, darkness to dawn
So roll on, 767, roll on
Green Douglas-firs where the waters cut through
Your unrestricted full flight envelope access is a helpful tool
It can refuel most aircraft up in the blue
Look at our subtle promotional video, is that..... a V-22
The USAF needs an American product!
Boeing is a part of the USAF history and future.
To buy American and to build in the USA, must be a "must" for the DoD and Mr. President Obama. He swears (2009), that the KC-X is the best solution for the USAF and all implicated American workers and companies.
The USAF needs the best aircraft builder and its great experience, that EADS never got.
It is a good day for the America and its interests
Gerardo Señoráns Barcala
Politologue - Economist - Journalist Aviation
International Defense Expert
The submission of this aircraft to serve the needs of our Air Force for the foreseeable future and to help accomplish all our assigned national defense mission objectives is a great tribute to The Boeing Company and all its employees.
A legacy of producing the best aircraft in the world, bar none. It's plain to see that American manufacturing pride is alive and well at Boeing!