On September 28, 2009
EADS, Northrop And Boeing Gird For Third Tanker Try
On Friday the 25th the U.S. Air Force posted the draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the new KC-X aerial tanker. This will be the third attempt since 2001 to begin buying aircraft to replace the KC-135 fleet that has served since the 1950’s. The full RFP may be found here at FedBizOpps.gov. This initial RFP is for 179 aircraft with two further batches that might not be the same aircraft (KC-Y and KC-Z). This initial batch may be worth $30 – 35 billion to the winner. In 2001 – 2002 time frame the Air Force negotiated with Boeing for a lease of about 160 Boeing 767 aircraft. This decision was overturned by Congress after revelations of corruption in the…
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