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Who Won the Big U.S. Air Force Tanker Bid?
Added 06/04/2010 - 16:43 by MichealM
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As reported via UPI yesterday, London-based military giant EADS unveiled that it had finally selected a partner to create a refueling tanker aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The deal, worth $45 billion dollars, would produce 179 planes. Yet, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) CEO Louis Gallois told the pink-paged Financial Times that he was keeping mum on the name of the key supplier to help it avoid political pressure (perhaps the same negative spin that scared off Northrop Grumman in March 2010).
Potential winners include Britain’s BAE Systems, American-based firms Boeing, L-3 Communications and Raytheon.
Why do you think won?.
Potential winners include Britain’s BAE Systems, American-based firms Boeing, L-3 Communications and Raytheon.
Why do you think won?.
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