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Air Force

Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal For KC-46 Aircrew Training Program

Friday, June 1st, 2012

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] submitted a proposal to the Air Force for its KC-46 Aircrew Training System, according to a company statement. The Aircrew Training System is a program to prepare pilots, boom operators and other on-board personnel of Boeing’s [BA] KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for air refueling, cargo transport and medical evacuation, according to a statement. Aircrews, expected to begin training with the system in 2016, will refuel fixed-wing, receiver-capable aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and coalition…

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