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Article: Northrop Grumman Teams With EADS On Air Force Tanker Program.
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- Defense Daily International
- Article date:
- September 9, 2005
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By Calvin Biesecker
As expected Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) this week announced that they have teamed to compete for the Air Force's next-generation aircraft tanker program, setting up a duel with Boeing [BA] for the multi-billion dollar program.
Northrop Grumman, acting as prime contractor, will offer the KC-30 for the program, a modified version of the A330 twin-engine passenger jet built by EADS' Airbus division. Northrop Grumman's business unit in Melbourne, Fla., part of its Integrated Systems Sector, will be responsible for program capture and management.
"We have carefully ...