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Northrop Grumman drops out of Air Force tanker competition
Northrop Grumman Corp. has decided not to compete against Boeing Co. for the $35 billion the Air Force will spend to buy its own fleet of refueling tankers. The decision puts the Pentagon on a path to doing something President Barack Obama said shouldn't happen any more: paying large amounts of money to a major defense contractor without undergoing any competition.
Tags: contracting , Northrop Grumman , Boeing , EADS , USAF , Air Force tanker contract ,
Analyst: Northrop could have been tanker contender
Jim McAleese, defense analyst and principal at McAleese & Associates, says Northrop's decision will affect the outcome of the KC-X contract and the future of the C-17.
Tags: contracting , Northrop Grumman , Boeing , EADS , USAF , Air Force tanker contract , C-17 , Jim McAleese , McAleese & Associates
EADS close to conceding Air Force tanker contract
Reuter reports EADS is close to conceding its loss of the $35 billion Air Force KC-X tanker award to Boeing.
Tags: EADS , Boeing , Air Force , tanker , contracting , protest , DoD , Jolie Lee
Analysis: Will EADS protest Air Force tanker contract award?
Defense contractor EADS is thinking about its options, following the Air Force's choice to give Boeing that $35 billion tanker contract.
Tags: Mike Dunn , DoD , Air Force , Air Force Association , EADS , Boeing , tanker , contracting , Dorobek Insider
Analysis: Air Force KC-X tanker contract journey
Richard Aboulafia from the Teal Group offers a recap and a look ahead of the tanker saga.
Tags: Richard Aboulafia , Teal Group , DoD , Air Force , tanker , contracting , Boeing , Dorobek Insider
Air Force tanker decision expected Thursday
The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the KC-X refueling tanker contract Thursday. This will give Defense an extra weekday to respond to the questions that are sure to follow.
Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Air Force , Boeing , EADS , refueling tanker , Suzanne Kubota
Air Force explains information mixup on KC-X contract
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Jared Serbu , Senate Armed Services Committee , DoD , contracting
GAO denies KC-X protest
The protest by U.S. Aerospace and its partner, Ukrainian aircraft-maker Antonov has been denied.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , contracting , Air Force , EADS , Boeing , GAO
