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- AF Leaders Reiterate Need for New Tanker
- The Air Force must start buying new tankers now since it will take decades to replace its aging KC-135 Stratotankers, the Air Force secretary said.The Air Force must start buying new tankers now since it will take decades to replace its aging KC-135 Stratotankers, the Air Force secretary said.
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Boeing Rolls Out First KC-767 Tanker For Italian Air Force
- ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA) officials and their Italian Air Force customers revealed the first KC-767A advanced aerial refueling tanker during ceremonies today at the Boeing site in Wichita, Kan. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA) officials and their Italian Air Force customers...
- Research articles 2005-02-24
- Intel, Anti-Stealth Part of Tanker Spinoff
- Within the U.S. Air Force, the debate about whether to first build a new tanker or a new intelligence-gathering aircraft appears to have been resolved. The service plans to start both as parallel programs in late 2003. This may be because the intelligencWithin the U.S. Air Force, the debate...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- Beating up on Boeing; Taking its lumps in tanker deal, shuttle inquiry.(News)(shuttle investigation focus turns to Boeing )
- Byline: PAUL MERRION Last week's string of bad news for Boeing Co. could look like mild turbulence compared with the air pocket awaiting the Chicago-based aerospace giant this week. Still reeling from recent U.S. Air Force findings that it illeg Byline:...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
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- Boeing Drags Its Heels on Air Force Bid
- Ockham Research submits: The USAF tanker contract bidding process added yet another wrinkle Friday as Boeing BA asked for an extended deadline before it submits a bid to the Department of Defense. As we have posted previously, the contract was originally awarded to Northrop Grumman NOC, but after an...
- External links 2008-08-23
- Air Force Announces Tanker Contract Award
- The team of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space EADS has won the contract to build the new KC-X tanker, Air Force officials announced Feb. 29. Ultimately, the Air Force wants to acquire about 400 new tankers over 30 years, making the entire contract worth about $100 billion....
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Boeing battles US Air Force over tanker contract award
- WASHINGTON AFP — Boeing on Tuesday officially challenged a US Air Force decision to award a huge aerial refueling tanker contract to Northrop Grumman and Europe's EADS, a move that temporarily freezes the deal. The Boeing Company said it had filed the protest with the Government Accountability Office GAO,...
- Research articles 2008-03-11
- Air force worried tanker competition will spawn more protests
- WASHINGTON AFP — A top air force general expressed concern Wednesday that a 35 billion dollar competition to build a new air refueling aircraft will face protests by the loser no matter which company wins. Boeing protested when the contract was awarded to a team led by Northrop Grumman...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- DTN News: Northrop, EADS Claim U.S. Air Force Favoritism
- DTN News: Northrop, EADS Claim U.S. Air Force Favoritism *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media NSI News Source Info WASHINGTON, USA - November 1, 2009: A European aerospace company and its American partner say the Air Force is stacking the odds against them and favoring the...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Northrop May Sue Over Tanker Price Release
- Senior Northrop Grumman officials said today they might pursue legal action over the U.S. Air Force's 2008 disclosure to Boeing of the price Northrop and EADS pitched the service during the Pentagon's last attempt to buy new aerial tankers. The officials also questioned a draft KC-X solicitation, charging it sets...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Study: Air Force Should Speed Contract For Aerial Refueling Tanker Planes
- By Dave Ahearn The Air Force should hasten its move to procure new aerial refueling tanker planes because the advanced age of the existing KC-135 tanker fleet "has begun to undermine their readiness and safety," a new report states. Air Force procurement officials have been moving...
- Research articles 2006-10-13
- Air Force may forgo cargo features in future refueling tanker.(COMBAT AIRLIFT)
- As the Air Force moves forward with plans to replace its aerial refueling tankers, it may decide to forgo earlier plans to make the tanker a multi-mission aircraft. A budget crunch and political pressures to keep the program on schedule could jeopardize efforts to add cargo ...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- Boeing Welcomes Early Debrief of U.S. Air Force Tanker Contract.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2008-Boeing: Boeing Welcomes Early Debrief of U.S. Air Force Tanker Contract C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07032008 ST. LOUIS -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] welcomes the decision by the U.S. Air Force to...
- Research articles 2008-03-07
- Air Force Tanker Decision Driven by Faulty Data
- The controversial Air Force decision to spend $40 billion on the outsized Airbus A330-based air refueling tanker (See April 7 HUMAN EVENTS page 7.) was largely premised on conclusions drawn from data about airfields that were incomplete and incorrect, I learned in a Capitol Hill meeting with a member of...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- US Air Force made errors in tanker decision: rival bidders
- WASHINGTON AFP — Days before a congressional ruling on a contested military tanker contract, rival bidders Northrop Grumman and Boeing said the air force made errors in awarding the contract to Northrop. Northrop Grumman said the US Air Force acknowledged making minor "computation" errors in weighing bids for a...
- Research articles 2008-06-12
- Boeingate? Air Force Tanker Scandal Gains Altitude
- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announced on 19 November that the controversial Air Force contract to procure 100 Boeing 767 tanker aircraft was not only being revised, but voided. DoD will review its requirements and open bidding for a new contraDeputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announced on 19 November that...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Tanker Tops Air Force Procurement Priorities
- The Air Force's new number one procurement priority is the KC-X tanker, replacing the F-22 Raptor. "Our priorities for procurement are the following," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T Michael Moseley. "The KC-X, the new tanker, is number one. CSAR-X, the new combat rescue helicopter, is number two....
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- EADS Tankers to Serve the UK's Royal Air Force in Aerial Refueling and Transport Missions
- The United Kingdom today finalized its agreement for EADS' A330-200 multi-role tanker/transports, signing a 27-year contract to deploy a modern fleet based on the same aircraft chosen by the U.S. Air Force for its KC-45A. Under terms of this agreement, the Royal Air Force will be provided the services...
- Research articles 2008-03-27
- Air Force Decision to Buy the Huge Northrop Grumman/EADS Tanker Must Be Reversed, The
- Bad Deal for the Warfighters The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly and to fight. Thus, the job of everyone in the Air Force falls into one of three categories: to do the flying and fighting, to command those who do, or to support mem....
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Congressional panel votes to kill Boeing Air Force tanker lease
- WASHINGTON AFP — A congressional committee has voted to kill a hotly contested Boeing deal to lease 767 jetliners to the Air Force as refueling tankers. A House-Senate conference drafting the final language of a major defense bill voted late Thursday to scrap the 23 billion dollar program, which...
- Research articles 2004-10-08
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