Lockheed Picks GE To Power LMXT As It Presses For Tanker Competition

Lockheed Martin LMXT
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is bolstering its case to the U.S. Air Force that the service should hold a competition for an interim follow-on tanker after Boeing KC-46 deliveries are completed, announcing it will use the GE Aerospace CF6 to power its LMXT should the Airbus A330-based aircraft be built for the...
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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