The KC-X Argument
Critics have argued that the USAF's decision to award the tanker contract Northrop and EADS – the parent of Airbus, which makes commercial jets that compete with those built by Boeing – exports US jobs during an economic downturn and delegates a sensitive military assignment offshore.
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Critics have argued that the USAF's decision to award the tanker contract... -
Boeing argues that awarding the contract to Northrop and EADS, makers of the... -
The average age of the USAF's current tanker flees of KC-135s is nearly 50... -
Boeing's KC-767 is based on its highly successful 767 commercial jet.
