Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Air Force agrees to brief Boeing on tanker loss (Reuters)



Undated artist rendition provided by Northrop Grumman shows an aerial tanker refuelling an F-18 fighter. Top Air Force officials will testify on Wednesday before a House Appropriations subcommittee on their decision to award a $35 billion contract for a new refueling aircraft to Northrop Grumman Corp and European partner EADS. (Northrop Grumman Corp/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Under mounting pressure from
lawmakers and a top Pentagon leader, the Air Force on Tuesday
agreed to speed up a briefing with Boeing Co about why
it lost a $35 billion aircraft contract to Northrop Grumman
Corp and its European partner EADS .




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