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It’s not often that this blogger agrees with labor union officials, but today I find myself in agreement with the International Association of Machinists on the matter of the Pentagon’s questionable awarding of a contract to to Northrop Grumman/EADS Airbus for delivery of the Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling aircraft.
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Blogger Agrees with Union on Air Force Tanker
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · aerial refueling contract, Air Force, air force tanker contract, airbus, boeing, eads, GAO, government accountability office, iam, international association of machinists, kc-135, kc-767, kc-x tanker, next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, northrop gruman, tanker, tanker contract, tankers, u.s. air force
Northrop Grumman Attempts to Set Record Straight
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Northrop Grumman issued a news release this morning in an attempt to “set the record straight” concerning what the company calls “the U.S. Air Force KC-45A misinformation.” What the defense contractor conveniently overlooked in its effort to “spin” the news is the point I raised in a March 1 post, Medal of Honor Recipient [...]
Tags: · advanced tanker, aerial refueling, Air Force, air tanker, airbus, boeing, Congress, defense department, France, kc-45A, kc-767, Medal of Honor, northrop grumman, the boeing company
Medal of Honor Recipient Right on Boeing Snub
March 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree.
Williams, West Virginia’s [...]
Tags: · advanced tanker, aerial refueling, Air Force, air tanker, airbus, boeing, Chicago, defense department, european aeronautic defense and space company, France, hershel "woody" williams, hershel williams, iwo jima, kc-135, kc-30, kc-767, Made in China, Marine, Marine Corps, Medal of Honor, northrop grumman, Pentagon, secretary of the air force, St. Louis, the boeing company, West Virginia, woody williams
