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Aerospace Blog

July 9, 2008

Tanker decision expected this morning

Posted at 7:56 am by Michelle Dunlop

The Department of Defense has scheduled a press conference at 10 a.m. PST. Defense Secretary Robert Gates presumably will announce how the Air Force will proceed with a disputed $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract.

Boeing backers are hoping the Air Force will throw out the contract, which it initially awarded to Northrop Grumman and EADS, and start over. Northrop supporters are hoping the Air Force will have the two competitors revise their proposals and re-evaluate the bids.

We'll keep you posted.

By the way, Herald readers who took an online poll recently suggested the Air Force simply should award the contract to Boeing.

Roughly 61 percent of online voters thought Boeing should build the tankers. Sixteen percent thought the Air Force should throw out the contract and completely start over while 14 percent suggested Northrop and EADS should keep the contract. Eight percent said Northrop and Boeing should split the contract, and 2 percent thought the Air Force should use some “other” method of handling the contract.

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