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Article: Northrop Grumman Submits KC-X Tanker Proposal to U.S. Air Force Early.
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- April 10, 2007
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MELBOURNE, Fla., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman announced today that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program, KC-X. The proposal was submitted before the required proposal due date of April 12, 2007.
Northrop Grumman is leading a team of major global aerospace suppliers offering the KC-30 Tanker to the U.S Air Force to replace its aging fleet of KC-135 tankers. The KC-30 Tanker is based upon the highly reliable, modern, and commercially available A330 platform; it will be assembled in Mobile, Ala. The A330 platform was selected in the last three worldwide tanker competitions to support ...