Lockheed selects GE to provide engine on LMXT tanker aircraft

By Apurva Minchekar / June 6, 2023 at 4:46 PM
Lockheed Martin today announced it has selected General Electric Aerospace to provide the engine for the company's LMXT tanker, which it is offering for the Air Force's KC-135 recapitalization program. “America's tanker fleet will play a critical role in meeting future mission requirements. This means the LMXT must use capable and proven technologies, such as the MRTT strategic tanker and GE Aerospace's CF6 engine,” Greg Ulmer, Lockheed’s executive vice president, said in a statement . “This partnership with GE further...

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