Boeing Defense Boss: Company 'Well Positioned' For KC-X Tanker Contest

By Marcus Weisgerber / January 11, 2010 at 5:00 AM
The top executive overseeing Boeing's vast defense portfolio said today that his company is in good shape to place a bid in the Air Force's multibillion-dollar KC-X tanker competition. "We think we are well positioned to bid," Dennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said during a presentation at a luncheon with industry executives. "We've had a very good dialogue with the customer talking about what we can do to meet the warfighter requirements,"...

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