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Albaugh as BCA head will be key to Boeing tanker bid
There has been more foo-faw going on with the KC-X tanker competition in the past week, largely overshadowed by the first flight of the Boeing 787. Supporters of Northrop Grumman met with Pentagon off… more →
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Albaugh as BCA head will be key to Boeing tanker bid
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leehamnet wrote 6 hours ago: There has been more foo-faw going on with the KC-X tanker competition in the past week, largely over … more →
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum — Titusville FL
travelforaircraft wrote 2 days ago: Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum 28º 31’ 09” N / 80º 47’ 36” W The “VAC” is another special place … more →
USAF used criteria GAO rejected in new DRFP: KC-30 backers
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leehamnet wrote 1 week ago: Update, December 8: Bill Barksdale, Boeing KC-7A7 spokesman, emailed us with a response to this colu … more →
WISDOM FOR PILOTS AND SOLDIERS FROM MILITARY MANUALS
lockdoc1 wrote 1 week ago: ‘If the enemy is in range, so are you.’ - Infantry Journal ———— … more →
USAF RFP supports smaller airplane: Boeing
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leehamnet wrote 2 weeks ago: Bloomberg quotes the CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems as saying the USAF Draft RFP for the K … more →
No KC-30 means no A330 plant in Mobile
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leehamnet wrote 2 weeks ago: Airbus has said it before but it is worth reminding people that if Northrop Grumman follows through … more →
The Campaign Cash Behind the Afghanistan Escalation
rogerhollander wrote 2 weeks ago: Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Facing South by Sue Sturgis President Barack Obama is sche … more →
Northrop says no bid on tanker unless...
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leehamnet wrote 2 weeks ago: Update, December 2, 3:00 pm: DOD Buzz reports that Rep. John Murtha, a powerful House member, says t … more →
KC-30 MRTT refuels fighters through boom, drogues
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leehamnet wrote 3 weeks ago: EADS released these photos of the KC-30 MRTT refueling fighters. The company previously released pho … more →
QUOTE
ajfloyd wrote 3 weeks ago: WORD CHOICE If the president of the United States sends American soldiers around the world to secure … more →
KC-767 to benefit from 787 "surge" line
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leehamnet wrote 3 weeks ago: Key points: The ability to increase production rates to sell more 767s in the coming years; Lower pr … more →
Weekend Plans (Nov. 13-15)
Peter wrote 1 month ago: Sorry about the lack of posts this week, I’ll seek to remedy that in weeks to follow. A lot of … more →
Tanker DRFP may violate law: former procurement official
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leehamnet wrote 1 month ago: Inside Defense, a subscription-only publication, today reported that a former defense procurement of … more →
Prediction: Boeing offers KC-767
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leehamnet wrote 1 month ago: Update: Defense News just published this article detailing the continuing problems Boeing has with t … more →
Photo Funday — DARPA's experiment with sonic booms — the Northrop F-5E Tiger II
travelforaircraft wrote 1 month ago: Photo Funday — a photo and informative caption for the weekend 28º 31′ 07″ N / 80º 47 … more →
Updating the KC-X competition
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leehamnet wrote 1 month ago: Update: The Mobile Press Register has this story saying that the USAF won’t include the WTO di … more →
In other news: Northrop hints at exiting KC-X competition
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leehamnet wrote 1 month ago: We were waiting for this: see this story. … more →
Peter Allen talks about Johnny Myers - Part 1
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Peter Allen talks about Johnny Myers - Part 2
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