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KC-X Tanker Update

Rick Lemaster
KC-X Director / Program Manager
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Current Status
KC-X competition expected to begin soon
Draft RFP in Sept? Final RFP in Oct-Nov? Contract award in mid-2010?

Awaiting final set of requirements from Air Force Boeing has a range of options that provide the best medium or large tanker

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Tanker Requirements
Receiver Refueling Fuel Offload and Range Multi-Role Capability
(Cargo, passengers, patients)

Unrestricted Worldwide Operations

Force Protection Tanker Refueling

KC-135 Rollout 1956

Net Ready

Survivability

Multi-Point Refueling
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Spectrum Of Missions
20%
Avg Offload 47.5k lbs KC-767

2008 Tanker Mission Data


55,200 missions 33,300 refueling missions (60%)
KC-30
2%

40% 60% 80% 90% 95% 98%

Total

KC-777

KC-135
Historical Combat Offloads

99%

100%
Refueled Missions

KC-10
10 30 50 70

90 110 130 150 170 190 210 Thousands of pounds offloaded per sortie

230

250

270

290

Operational And Economical Tradeoffs For Different Sized Airplanes


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Air Force Requirements Will Dictate Boeings Offer

KC-767
Wide-body capability / narrow-body footprint More economical to own and operate Certified, delivered, operational today American designed and manufactured

KC-777
Comparable size as KC-30, significantly more capable More modern, more reliable, more flexible, more efficient than the KC-30 American designed and manufactured

Maximum Capability At Lowest Cost


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KC-767
Wide-Body Capability / Narrow-Body Versatility
KC-135-like size and flexibility significantly more capable Superior operational characteristics State-of-the-art and combat-ready In operational service today Lowest cost tanker to own and operate
KC-767 KC-135

Fuel Offload (7,000 Runway at 1,000 NM)


KC-767 KC-135

97K 79K

Cargo Pallets
KC-767 KC-135

19 6

Passengers
KC-767 KC-135

190 37

Patients
KC-767 KC-135
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Fleet Performance
The Value Of More Booms In The Air

Greater fuel offload available Faster refueling throughput More aircraft refueled Quicker time to target Simultaneous offloads at
more locations More flexibility

7 KC-767s
Incirlik AB, Turkey

Only 4 KC-30s Fit


Incirlik AB, Turkey

3 (75%) more booms in the air 3 (75%) more refueling orbits 280K (50%) more fuel to offload 28 (50%) more fighters can be refueled

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KC-777
A Large Tanker With True Large Tanker Capability
Industry leading passenger airplane and a proven commercial freighter Most technologically advanced tanker State-of-the-art flight deck Superior reliability 99.3% dispatch rate Comparable in size to Airbus KC-30 significantly more capability
KC-777 KC-30
209.1L x 200 W 192.9L x 197.8 W

Fuel Offload (1,000 NM)


KC-777 KC-30

199K 153K

Cargo Pallets
KC-777 KC-30

38 32

Passengers
KC-777 KC-30

320 226

Patients
KC-777 KC-30

156 108
Source: Boeing Operations Analysis Northrop Grumman Marketing Brochure 167188

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If Bigger Is Preferred?
Maximum Fuel Load
308

245

Fuel Offload From 7,000 Runway at 1,000 NM


(1,000 pounds)

Payload
141 200 79

(Tons)

115 52 79

18

KC-777 KC-30 KC-135

Fuel Offload at 1,000 NM


(1,000 pounds)

153 199

119

18 37 32 38

Military Pallets

226 108

156

320

Patients
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Advanced, Fully-Digital, Combat-Ready Flight Deck

Designed by and built for pilots


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One Boeing
P-8 Poseidon Japan KC-767

Over 100 certified commercial derivative aircraft delivered


KC-10

Wedgetail

E-6

Japan 767 AWACS

C-32

C-40

VC-25

E-3 AWACS

E-4B

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Demonstrated Risk Reduction


Boom Refueling (Bomber) Multi-Point Capability

KC-767s in operational service in Japan Air Self Defense Force Day / night and all-weather operations Air refueling capabilities demonstrated
5th generation fly-by-wire boom Wing air refueling pods Centerline hose and drogue Tanker-to-tanker refueling Advanced remote vision system

Boom Refueling (Fighter)

Wing Air Refueling Pods

Tanker-to-Tanker Refueling

Centerline Hose and Drogue

Over 1,200 refueling contacts Hundreds of thousands of pounds of fuel offloaded and onloaded in flight
Built, Tested, Certified, Delivered And In Operational Service
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Life Cycle Costs


The Real Cost To Taxpayers

Acquisition Costs

20%

The sum of all resources necessary to organize, equip, sustain and operate military forces, including
Cost to research, develop, acquire, own, operate and dispose of systems

Maintenance

Fuel Infrastructure

Personnel Training Supply Support Support Equipment

Cost of other equipment and real property Cost to recruit, retain, separate and otherwise support personnel All other costs of business operations

Operating & Support Costs

80%

Cradle to grave
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Building Boeing Tankers


From start...
US Tanker Production Site
Robust, FAA certified commercial line Building tankers today

American Designed and Manufactured

US Designed & Built Tanker Systems


Boom Wing pods Hose & drogue unit Boom operator station Camera system Receptacle

...to finish
US Modification & Delivery Center
2,000 tankers & 80 years of experience Modifying & delivering tankers today

More Than 50,000 US Jobs


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Summary
Boeing is positioned to offer a more capable, more survivable, more affordable tanker. Based on Air Force requirements, Boeing will offer the best medium, or the best large tanker. Boeings new generation tankers and booms are in operational service today. Boeing tankers best for the warfighter and best for the taxpayer.
Maximum Capability At Lowest Cost
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