Lockheed lifts Boeing’s KC-46 and withdraws from the Air Force tanker competition.
According to the firm, Lockheed Martin Corp. has pulled out of the U.S. Air Force’s competition to build at least 75 refuelling tankers, giving Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus an advantage in the highly anticipated multibillion-dollar defence deal. In 2018, Airbus and Lockheed joined forces as the prime contractor to provide its A330 multi-role tanker transport. According … Read more