KC-10 Extender News Archive

Rockwell, Boeing and Honeywell team to pursue KC-10 upgrade program
Posted on: Wed Aug 16th, 2006 | rockwellcollins.com

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL), Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the KC-10 Aircraft Modernization Program (AMP). The KC-10 AMP program calls for upgrading the fleet's avionics to meet Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air...

Rumsfeld says RFP for replacement of tanker fleet should be out by Jan. '07
Posted on: Fri May 19th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

A final request for proposals (RFP) to replace the U.S. Air Force's aging KC-135 tanker fleet should be out in January 2007, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said May 17.

Pentagon may buy 15-20 aerial tankers a year
Posted on: Wed May 10th, 2006 | today.reuters.com

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department tentatively plans to buy 15 to 20 aerial refueling tankers a year over two decades, possibly from more than one manufacturer, the Pentagon's top acquisition official said on Tuesday.

Subsidy rule added to tanker bid
Posted on: Wed Apr 26th, 2006 | seattletimes.nwsource.com

Boeing got a sweet surprise Tuesday in the fine print of the Air Force announcement that formally resumed the Defense Department's quest for new refueling tankers.

US Air Force says tanker info request to go out Tuesday
Posted on: Tue Apr 25th, 2006 | marketwatch.com

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it will issue a request for information on new tanker planes, in the official opening salvo of a long-awaited tanker competition.