USAF KC-46A Tanker Update

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All heads up ....

...."Air Force tanker request gives Boeing edge, for now"....

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... ker31.html


...."KC-X Tanker RFP Out In February"....

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http://www.defenseprocurementnews.com/2 ... -february/

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...."Air Force eyes summer tanker decision; budgets $12B for controversial program"....

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http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/ ... -on-tanker

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...."George Talbot column: Dark days for Northrop's tanker team"....

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http://blog.al.com/live/2010/02/talbot_column_1.html



...."Why Northrop could ditch AF tanker contest – analyst"....

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201002 ... /100209955

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...."UPDATE 1-Pentagon vows to move forward on tanker"....

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN031 ... arketsNews

update 2 : ...."Pentagon will move forward, even if only one bidder"....

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...."Pentagon would push ahead on tanker without Northrop"....

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http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/193408.asp

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...."Sen. Richard Shelby blocks Obama nominees, citing air tanker controversy"....

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http://blog.al.com/live/2010/02/sen_ric ... _obam.html

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...." Richard Shelby and the Northrop-Boeing tanker war"....

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http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/20 ... r-war.html



...."White House Blasts Shelby Hold on Nominees"....

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010 ... -nominees/



...."Aerospace Alliance wants tanker project split"....

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http://www.newsherald.com/news/split-81 ... anker.html

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Heads up for this one ...

...."US Air Force sees tanker rules out after Feb. 23"....

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0821729220100209



...."Morin: Give EADS Fair Shake At USAF Tanker Bid"....

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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i= ... =AIR&s=EUR



...."US Senator eases Obama nominee blockade over tanker feud"....

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl ... hroptanker




...."ANALYSIS-Boeing seen aided by ties to key US lawmaker"....

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http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/ ... s-key.html

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...."Boeing now favored to win tanker, experts say"....

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100210/BIZ/702109877



...."Norm Dicks could be boon for Boeing"....

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/02 ... Page2.html



...."Editorial: Focus on the tanker criteria, not on Shelby"....

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http://blog.al.com/press-register-comme ... helby.html

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...."Boeing not guaranteed tanker, but ‘we had better win'"....

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201002 ... news01ad=1



...."Pentagon will consider changing fixed-price tanker rules"....

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http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/194323.asp

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...."Airbus Makes Big Push"...."On the Job Hunt: French aerospace company creates thousands of jobs in U.S."....

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http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m ... m#q=airbus

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keep an eye on
https://www.fbo.gov/

KC-X Tanker Modernization Program
Solicitation Number: FA8625-10-R-6600

It will be updated next week when the tanker RFP will be released.

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...."Defense Department Willing To Do KC-X With Only Boeing Bid"....

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http://industry.bnet.com/government/100 ... oeing-bid/


...."Taxpayers shouldn't pay for foreign jobs"....

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http://www.tallahassee.com/article/2010 ... 90306/1022

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...."More controversy looms as Air Force re-bids tanker contract"....

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/21/1 ... tract.html

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...."New air tanker fleet is still pie in the sky"....

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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-t ... 2722.story


...."Press Release: Governors organize national coalition to push for Boeing refueling tankers"....

http://www.defenseprocurementnews.com/2 ... g-tankers/

...."Air Force Plans Quick Turn Around On KC-X Contract"....

http://www.defenseprocurementnews.com/2 ... -contract/

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