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  • August 2008
    • Pentagon's New Bid Rules Favor Northrop: Boeing

      Pentagon's New Bid Rules Favor Northrop: Boeing

      (Newser) - The Pentagon issued new criteria yesterday for the second round of bidding on its lucrative fuel-tanker contract, Bloomberg reports, and Boeing backers immediately cried foul. The new terms give bonus points to a plane that carries more fuel than the earlier guidelines, which Boeing officials and congressional allies claim favors its European-backed rival, Northrop Grumman. More »

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      Pentagon   Boeing   Defense Department   Air Force   Northrop Grumman   fuel tankers   tanker aircraft   government contracts

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