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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sept. 10, 2008 - The following is the statement of Brandon R. "Randy" Belote, III, Northrop Grumman vice president, Strategic Communications, in response to today's decision terminating the current KC-X tanker competition:
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has cancelled the competition for the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract.
Today, the Pentagon reopened the $35 billion KC-X tanker competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Aug. 5, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) KC-45 Tanker has completed its testing and validation phase. Over the final two-day flight test period, the ARBS conducted more than 20 contacts with an F-16 fighter aircr...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 22, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) KC-45 Tanker has performed multiple aerial contacts with an operational Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, confirming its ability to support large airc...