Category Archives: EADS
Air Force Chief of Staff promises Tanker RFP will be “foolproof”
Defense News reports that Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton told attendees of the Air Force Association annual conference that the the Request for Proposals for the redux on the Air Force’s KC-X tanker acquisition would be “foolproof”:
As the crescendo for the service’s latest try at replacing its aging KC-135 tankers grows, Schwartz was asked [...]
Lawmakers pile onto Airbus with WTO Ruling
As Defense News reports, the WTO ruling reported here last week has triggered a wave of congressional spleen against EADS/Northrop-Grumman’s bid in the KC-X competition — notably, as predicted, from representatives of Boeing-friendly constituencies:
“Today’s news further demonstrates that the French tanker should hae been disqualified because of illegal subsidies,” Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan.
“We need an [...]
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WTO Decision may impact Tanker program
UPDATED at 2332: The WTO has made a preliminary ruling against Airbus.
While Boeing and EADS Airbus have gone round and round in the fight over the future of the U.S. Air Force’s tanker fleet, a World Trade Organization decision may throw gasoline on the fire.
The WTO has found that Airbus received illegal subsidies from European [...]
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Contract Watch: C4ISR and platform highlights for Sept. 3
Here’s a roundup of this week’s contract announcements so far with a tech angle:
AIR FORCE:
In a continuation of its 2006 program award, Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Systems & Solutions was awarded a $421,098,648 modified contract for its Air and Space Operations Center, Weapon System Integrator program to cover fielding, sustainment, systems engineering, integration, modernization, maintenance, [...]
AF tankers will be picked by ‘entire’ DOD
Remember the KC-X competition? That Air Force program to buy a new tanker that the Air Force just couldn’t get right, over and over?
Well, ASecDef for AT&L Dr. Ashton Carter has now said that the ‘entire department’ will take a role in picking the winner of the KC-X contract, to replace the aging KC-135 (many of [...]
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Gates– Just say no to “corporate food fights” on tanker procurement