When the
new Administration takes up the terminated KC-X tanker competition, Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Arthur Lichte would like to pick things up where they left off. Speaking with reporters after his Wednesday speech at AFA’s Air & Space Conference in Washington, Lichte said simply addressing those issues where the Government Accountability Office upheld Boeing’s protest would “give us the shortest review” and speed up the process of getting the aircraft, now years overdue. He said, “If possible, we’d like to do that.” He continued: “Certainly, we will have things prepared; we have working groups established to make sure we can answer those areas that were upheld in the protest. But at the same time, if somebody says, I want you to go back and review all the requirements again, we’ll be prepared to do that.” He added, though, “Quite frankly, as the warfighter who laid out the requirements, they haven’t changed. The [KC-135] isn’t getting any younger.”
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
