The United States Air Force has awarded EADS/Northrop Grumman a significant contract for 179 tankers used to refuel military aircraft midflight. Northrop competitor, Boeing, has supplied the Air Force with tankers for the past 50 years. The Air Force intends to replace 600 tankers over next 30 years as part of the KC-45A Program.
Fast Facts:
- Contract value: $30-$40 billion over 10-15 years
- Northrop Grumman will partner for the deal with the foreign-based company European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS)
- EADS now the second-largest foreign provider to the U.S. military, behind BAE Systems
Air Force Tanker Contract News and Blogs
- Topix.net: Air Force Tanker Contract
- Google News: Air Force Tanker Contract
- Seattle Times: State delegation vows "tough questions" about tanker decision (February 29, 2008)
- Guardian.co.uk: Congress in turmoil over Air Force tanker decision (March 1, 2008)
- FoxNews.com: Northrop Grumman, EADS Win Multibillion-Dollar Air Force Tanker Contract (February 29, 2008)
- BusinessWeek: Northrop/EADS Upsets Boeing (February 29, 2008)
- A decade ago, Boeing lost out to Lockheed Martin on a project for a Joint Strike Fighter, the last defense contract of this size.
- Seattle Times: Boeing disappointed at losing Air Force tanker contract (February 29, 2008)
- Today's decision could mean that the Boeing 767 will be eventually phased out with the new 787 taking its place.
- Air Force Link: Tanker contract award announced (February 29, 2008)
- Seattle Times: EADS/Northrop trumps Boeing in Air Force tanker competition (February 29, 2008)
- Associated Press: Northrop, EADS Win $35B Air Force Deal (February 29, 2008)
- Boeing had depicted EADS/Northrop Grumman as a American and European joint venture, arguing that the Air Force job should not go to foreign contractors. They are expected to protest the Air Force's decision.
- Boston.com: Pratt & Whitney misses out on $35B Air Force tanker contract (February 29, 2008)
- Had Boeing been awarded the deal, Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney would have actually build the 600 tankers. The company said in a statement: "We are disappointed by the USAF's selection for the Tanker KC-X program."
- SeattlePI.com: Boeing: Did the Air Force "owe" them the contract? (February 29, 2008)
- Reuters: U.S. Air Force tanker award will cap long saga (February 29, 2008)
- Google Blog Search: Air Force Tanker Contract
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