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Airbus Executive Disputes Boeing Criticism of Tanker Bid

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Friday, October 26th, 2007

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Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus North America, yesterday defended his company against attacks on its aerial refueling tanker airframe. The fight between Boeing [BA] and Airbus's parent company, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS), to make the Air Force's next aerial refueling tanker is just one battle in a larger war for the world's civil and military aerospace market. In that competition, EADS is partnered with Northrop Grumman [NOC], which to date has been out front in talking…

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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