Tanker Hornets Nest

http://blog.al.com/jdcrowe/2009/09/tanker_hornets_nest.html

 

 

The tanker contest is back where it belongs; in the hands of the Air Force.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he will keep a close eye on the situation, but now trusts the Air Force to do what's best for the Air Force.

 

This news has Boeing shaking in their pumps. The Air Force already decided which refueling tanker they liked best. Their choice was the Northrop Grumman/EADS plane. It wasn't even close. The KC-45 won by a landslide. Had the last competitive bid been a Little League game it would have been called in the 2nd inning.