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...."EADS poised to win Air Force tanker contest, analyst says"....

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...."EADS moves forward with construction plans in Mobile for Air Force tanker plane plant"....

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...."State could survive Boeing tanker loss"....

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...."EADS, Austal chart different routes to success in Mobile"....

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...."Senators: Force Pentagon to consider subsidies in tanker"....

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...."EADS North America KC-45 Tanker Program Marks Milestone With First Aerial Refueling Contacts From Fuselage Hose Unit"....

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...."House passes defense budget without tanker subsidy provision"....

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...."Airbus Works on Final Tanker Bid With Aircraft Boeing Says Is `Oversized'"....

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...."Boeing, EADS backers clash over Air Force tanker bill in Congress"....

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...."Talbot: Early Christmas for Mobile's Austal USA, lumps of coal for EADS"....

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tva2 wrote:...."Bill complicates Air Force contract"....
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some Tom in Delaware wrote:The Russian Federation is a partner in EADS.....can someone explain to me how putting our Defense in the hands of our enemy makes any sense?
Some people seem to be even playing the old cold war card now, to try Boeing gets this contract.
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...."Sen. Sessions Speaking Out about Tanker Controversy"....

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aviodromefriend wrote:
some Tom in Delaware wrote:The Russian Federation is a partner in EADS.....can someone explain to me how putting our Defense in the hands of our enemy makes any sense?
Some people seem to be even playing the old cold war card now, to try Boeing gets this contract.
Which could easily backfire, as quite some design work on the B787 has been done by Russian subcontractors as well. So also Boeing works with "the enemy".

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...."Concern surrounds Boeing's tanker bid "....

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...."EADS: Expects US Air Force Tanker Deal To Be Awarded Next Month"....

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...."Boeing to Air Force: Don't mess up"....

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...."UPDATE 1-US Air Force 'moving toward completion' on tanker"....

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...."Boeing allies wary of Sarkozy visit"....

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tva2 wrote:...."Boeing allies wary of Sarkozy visit"....
Do they really think Obama will remember what N says to him for any longer than this visit lasts? They are on a much different league.
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