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Article: Air Force Readies For Tanker Competition, Warns About Adding Requirements.(airforce services)
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- Defense Daily
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- March 30, 2006
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By George Cahlink
Top Air Force officials believe the service will soon begin its long- awaited competition for a new tanker aircraft, but added a winner will not be selected until the middle of next year.
Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee yesterday the service would release a request for information from contractors "in the very near future" for replacing its tanker fleet-- effectively beginning a multi-billion competition. He said the service would likely release a formal request for proposals in September and then choose a winner next year.
Wynne said he expected the Air Force to begin ...