Here’s to an American-made tanker: Boeing submits NewGen proposal
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The Boeing Company today hand-delivered its proposal for an American-made, 767-based multi-mission tanker.
Boeing’s NewGen tanker satisfies all 372 mandatory Air Force requirements, is more cost-effective to own and operate than the larger and heavier Airbus A330, and will create U.S. jobs and protect our national security.
Over its 40-year service life, the NewGen Tanker will save U.S. taxpayers more than $10 billion alone in fuel costs. The NewGen tanker will also cost 15 to 20 percent less to maintain that the A330, saving taxpayers millions in maintenance costs.
And, only the NewGen Tanker will support thousands of U.S. jobs. The work would create and maintain approximately 50,000 jobs with Boeings and its more than 800 suppliers in 40-plus states. By contrast, the Airbus A330 will be designed and largely manufactured in Europe.
“We are honored to support our U.S. Air Force customer and submit this proposal to meet the critical mission needs of this nation,” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security in the company’s press release. “Boeing has more than 60 years of experience developing, manufacturing and supporting tankers for America’s warfighters, and we’re ready to build the NewGen Tanker now. This revolutionary tanker will deliver widebody capabilities in a narrowbody footprint, operate in any theater or from any base, and – with the lowest operating cost of any tanker in the competition – save the Air Force and the American taxpayers billions of dollars.”
“As the only company in this competition with rich experience in developing and manufacturing derivative aircraft for the warfighter, Boeing brings the talent and resources of our existing team and facilities to fully meet the requirements of the U.S. Air Force,” said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “With our Boeing commercial and defense teams and a proven supplier network, we have delivered more than 1,000 commercial derivative aircraft to U.S. government customers and military customers around the world. Add to that our experience as the only company to deliver a combat-tested aerial refueling boom, and we are ready to provide the right tanker for the Air Force and the best value for taxpayers.”
