northrop tanker

snip. 'In a stunning upset for The Boeing Co. , the Air Force has
chosen a team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent EADS to
supply air-refueling tankers in a closely watched, much debated and
hard-fought competition. ' .
In an upset victory over
odds-on-favorite Boeing. More undoubtedly to come. -- Nick
Schwellenbach.
Boeing would make its version of the KC-767 tanker at
Everett, Wash. , and then fly them to Wichita, Kan. for the final
conversion. The Northrop-EADS group would build its version, a KC-3
tanker, in Mobile, Ala. .
Northrop Grumman Corp. and European
Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. broke Boeing Co. 's lock on the
market for aerial refueling tankers, winning a $4-billion contract to
turn Airbus jets into flying gas stations for US military aircraft, .

In a surprising reversal for the Boeing Company, the Pentagon on
Friday awarded a multibillion-dollar contract for refueling tankers to
a partnership between Northrop Grumman and EADS, the European parent
of Airbus. .
Umpteen hearings and two jailed defense execs later, the
tankers were put up for competition, pitting Boeing and its 767
against Northrop Grumman, which is offering the Airbus 33. Here's my
take: It doesn't matter how many numbers you .
A lot is at stake for
both manufacturers including the future of the 767 line in Everett, as
well the potential establishment of a tanker/freighter production line
in Mobile, AL for Northrop Grumman, EADS and Airbus. .
Northrop
Grumman Gets $4-bln Air Force Flying Tanker Bid.
snip. 'In a stunning
upset for The Boeing Co. , the Air Force has chosen a team of Northrop
Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent EADS to supply air-refueling tankers
in a closely watched, much debated and hard-fought competition. ' .

Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence & Space
Co. broke Boeing Co. 's lock on the market for aerial refueling
tankers, winning a $4-billion contract to turn Airbus jets into flying
gas stations for US military aircraft, .
Northrop Grumman Gets $4-bln
Air Force Flying Tanker Bid.
Northrop Grumman Gets $4-bln Air Force
Flying Tanker Bid.
The US Air Force today named Northrop Grumman
Corp. and EADS North America to build its next-generation fleet of
aerial refueling tankers, spurning a bid from rival Boeing Co. with a
decision that could bring an aircraft assembly plant .
Now just
imagine what the effect on the economy of Mobile would be if Northrop
Grumman Corp. and EADS North America were to win the $4 billion
Pentagon deal to buy new aerial refueling tankers. The Northrop team
would assemble its .
Northrop Grumman Gets $4-bln Air Force Flying
Tanker Bid.
snip. 'In a stunning upset for The Boeing Co. , the Air
Force has chosen a team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent
EADS to supply air-refueling tankers in a closely watched, much
debated and hard-fought competition. ' .
The US Air Force today named
Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS North America to build its
next-generation fleet of aerial refueling tankers, spurning a bid from
rival Boeing Co. with a decision that could bring an aircraft assembly
plant .
Boeing is proposing a tanker based on its 767 commercial
airliner while Northrop, working with Boeing arch-rival Airbus and its
parent company, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS),
is offering a model based on the .
Northrop Grumman Corp. and
European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. have been awarded the Air
Force's $4-billion contract for aerial refueling tankers, according to
a media report late Friday. Under the contract, the Northrop-led team
.
In a surprising move, the USAF has awarded its second largest
contract ever - to replace its large fleet of mid-air-refueling
tankers - to a consortium of Northrop Grumman and EADS, who will build
a tanker version of the Airbus A33. .
Northrop Grumman Corp. and
European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. have been awarded the Air
Force's $4-billion contract for aerial refueling tankers, according to
a media report late Friday. Under the contract, the Northrop-led team
.
The US Air Force today named Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS North
America to build its next-generation fleet of aerial refueling
tankers, spurning a bid from rival Boeing Co. with a decision that
could bring an aircraft assembly plant .
A lot is at stake for both
manufacturers including the future of the 767 line in Everett, as well
the potential establishment of a tanker/freighter production line in
Mobile, AL for Northrop Grumman, EADS and Airbus. .
snip. 'In a
stunning upset for The Boeing Co. , the Air Force has chosen a team of
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent EADS to supply air-refueling
tankers in a closely watched, much debated and hard-fought
competition. ' .
Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic
Defence & Space Co. broke Boeing Co. 's lock on the market for
aerial refueling tankers, winning a $4-billion contract to turn Airbus
jets into flying gas stations for US military aircraft, .
Northrop
Grumman EADS has won the Air Force tanker deal.
snip. 'In a stunning
upset for The Boeing Co. , the Air Force has chosen a team of Northrop
Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent EADS to supply air-refueling tankers
in a closely watched, much debated and hard-fought competition. ' .

Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence & Space
Co. have been awarded the Air Force's $4-billion contract for aerial
refueling tankers, according to a media report late Friday. Under the
contract, the Northrop-led team .
In a surprising move, the USAF has
awarded its second largest contract ever - to replace its large fleet
of mid-air-refueling tankers - to a consortium of Northrop Grumman and
EADS, who will build a tanker version of the Airbus A33. .