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Boeing Statement on Release of KC-X Tanker Draft Request for Proposal

Posted on: Friday, 25 September 2009, 08:13 CDT

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company today received the Draft Request for Proposal document for the KC-X Tanker competition from the U.S. Air Force, and released the following statement:

"Our next step is to conduct a detailed review of the document. We want to understand how requirements will be defined and prioritized and how the proposals will be evaluated. That information will help us decide which plane to offer or whether to offer both planes. We appreciate that there will be frequent, open discussion with the U.S. Air Force as we go forward. Both the Air Force and the American taxpayer will benefit from the tanker options we can offer. Boeing has a KC-7A7 'family of tankers' available to meet the warfighter's requirements. Whether it's the agile, flexible 767-based tanker or the large 777-based tanker, Boeing will deliver a combat-ready tanker with maximum capability at the lowest cost."

More information on the KC-7A7 is available at www.unitedstatestanker.com.

Contact: William Barksdale Boeing Global Mobility Systems Office: 314-232-0860 Mobile: 314-707-3294 william.a.barksdale@boeing.com Dan Beck Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Office: 703-414-6447 Mobile: 562-243-7082 daniel.c.beck@boeing.com

SOURCE Boeing Integrated Defense Systems

Source: PR Newswire

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