Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Unveils KC-Y Tanker Contender
The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to buy another fleet of tankers, which could pitch the A330 MRTT into battle again with the Boeing KC-46.
The Lockheed Martin-led LMXT represents another opportunity to sell the Airbus A330 MRTT to the U.S. Air Force following the ousting of the initially successful, Northrop Grumman-led KC-45A from the KC-X order that resulted in the procurement of the Boeing KC-46A. (Image: Lockheed Martin)
The Lockheed Martin-led LMXT represents another opportunity to sell the Airbus A330 MRTT to the U.S. Air Force following the ousting of the initially successful, Northrop Grumman-led KC-45A from the KC-X order that resulted in the procurement of the Boeing KC-46A. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin has issued the first details of its LMXT tanker, which is aimed at the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y requirement. As expected, the aircraft is based on the Airbus A330 MRTT (multirole tanker/transport), but it will be tailored to meet U.S.-specific requirements. To offset any perceptions created by the aircraft’s European roots, Lockheed Martin claims that, if successful, the LMXT will be “built in America by Americans for Americans.”


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