The Air Force is expected to announce a winner in the $40 billion air tanker contest Thursday. An F/A-18 fighter refuels from an A330 tanker in December. The A330 is similar to the tanker EADS has proposed assembling in Mobile. (Courtesy EADS)Scandalous Air Tanker Decision: Despite Corruption, EADS Favored Over U.S.-Based Boeing -- Center For Security Policy
Within days, the Obama Pentagon is expected to decide which supplier to rely upon for what is, arguably, the cornerstone of America’s ability to project power for the next forty years: the next generation aerial refueling tanker known as the KC-X. The choice for this role – which is worth conservatively $40 billion – would seem to be a no-brainer. The obvious winning candidate to produce and maintain for decades to come 179 tankers would be a reliable, experienced and responsible U.S. manufacturer, Boeing.
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Scandalous air tanker decision: Despite corruption, EADS favored over U.S.-based Boeing -- Frank Gaffney, Washington Times