Boeing wins tanker protest, but drama is far from over
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has uphold Boeing's protest on the award of the KC-X contract to Northrup Grumman/EADS and calls for a fresh competition.
The GAO listed seven major mistakes in the Air Force procurement process that detracted from "full and open competition and fairness."
Among them: a failure to show that the KC-30 could refuel all of the Air Force aircraft it needs to service and misleading Boeing about its failure to meet certain performance parameters, while giving fuller information to Northrop.
Boeing said in a brief statement that it "welcome and support" the GAO ruling.
Northrop Grumman said it "respect the GAO's work in analyzing the Air Force's tanker acquisition process."
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Boeing wins tanker protest, but drama is far from over
Boeing Statement on Tanker Protest Ruling
Statement Concerning GAO Decision
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