Military News - Air Force KC-45A Tanker Contract

Air Force KC-45A Tanker contract embroiled in controversy as Europe's EADS (Airbus) takes lucrative Department of Defense order away from Boeing. Planes are needed to replace aging KC-135 aerial re-fueling aircraft. Pentagon acquisition staff called to Capitol Hill to answer questions from US Congress.

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[trexhab1]

Anybody know what name was chosen from the whole list of names submitted for its name?

[aerospacenews]

not selected yet as far as i know.

[trexhab1]

On the Air Force's Homepage they announced that the Northrop Grumman plane was selected and they just ended their selection process for the name. Hopefully, they come up wth it soon.

[aerospacenews]

by not selected i was talking about your specific question, the name. given the dispute still raging over the contract that may also still change. but i've not heard what name they picked yet. if you find out please do post it here as a comment. thanks!

[ZbLuffer]

Airbus is not French, it's French, German, British and Spanish. The truth is that it's easier for an American to bash the plane when you say it's French. If the US end up rejecting the NG/EADS contract then the Brits, the Italians, the Dutch, the Norwegians and the Danes should choose the Typhoon, the Gripen or the Rafale over the F-35/JSF.

[aerospacenews]

The reporter (Air Force? DoD?) who wrote the script did make the mistake of calling the airframe supplier French. You are right - EADS (Airbus) is multi-national and mostly European.

[EthnoMoods]

You're already dependent on some Euro countries for most of your small arms, especially Belgium (FN) and Germany (H&K). The new presidential helicopter is also European, same for the US Coast Guard's latest helos. The US already uses lots of EU hardware, same as the EU uses plenty of US hardware. What's the problem? We have to buy yours, but buying ours is taboo?

This will only create more jobs in the US, that's where the planes will be built.

[harold562]

great, now we are going to rely on Europeans planes for our military. then what? how many jobs are going to be eliminated from Boeing because of this action? what happens to fixing the country's economic situation?

[harold562]

great, now we are going to rely on Europeans planes for our military. then what? how many jobs are going to be eliminated from Boeing because of this action? what happens to fixing the country's economic situation?

[jmkpns]

They got mad because it was an Airbus, but American workers would be working on them in the US. They just didn't want this going to the gulf coast and a conservative district. Boeing is not ALL AMERICAN anymore either.

[Vicballo]

I agree... its wrong to think that the US would be independent from foreign countries in the development of weapons and military equipement. Apart from small arms, the US Forces uses German and British technology for their tanks (Guns and Armor) as well.

After the retrait of EADS, Boeing will finally deliver the Tanker... that is a (illegal) success for Boeing but a defeat for the US Air Force, because they will get the worse product.

[SPINTHISONE]

When it was my turn to talk, I mentioned the scandal and the 618 million dollar fine and the fact that they were allowed to apply it to their taxes due. To my surprise, Yes they made out quite well on that one... then he made a move as if his earphone had directed him to shut up. He did and my call was disconnected. CSPAN a private corp.press provided as a public serv. by the cable Ind. YEP IT IS THAT INDEED, LOOK AT CABLE LEGISLATION THAT PASSED WHEN CSPAN STARTED

[SPINTHISONE]

When the Boeing scandal related to the theft of Lockeeds design secrets was overwith;

A Senate committee held a kiss ass meeting for the new kiss ass Boeing Pres. The following EARMARK session was covered by CSPAN. The typ stroke progam also on CSPAN during the givaway. I called when the BOEING rep was on the show. I was asked what my question was on the topic, I had never been, or since, asked such a question on CSPAN. I gave a bla answer to the screener.