Reuters is reporting that the decision on the $40-billion air tanker contract for the Air Force may be delayed until December. This has been going on since 2008. An Air Force spokesman…
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Northrup dropping out of tanker bid?
It may be a bluff to force the Pentagon to rewrite the bid specs, but Wes Bush, president and chief operating officer of Northrop, said in a letter delivered to Under Secretary…
Air tanker deal may be shot down
CQ Politics is reporting that the White House directed the Pentagon to delay procurement of air refueling tankers by five years and cancel plans for a new long-range bomber—which ends the Gulf…
Boeing threatens to drop out
Reuters reports: Boeing Co. confirmed on Friday it may withdraw from a $35 billion competition for new aerial refueling aircraft unless the Pentagon agrees to give it six months to submit a…