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Air Force

Boeing Backers: WTO Ruling Should Quash EADS Tanker Bid

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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded some European government subsidies to Airbus were improper, according to congressional backers of Boeing [BA] who argue the decision unavoidably alters the competition to build the next U.S. Air Force tanker. The WTO issued a final report yesterday on United States' challenge to European Union subsidies to European firm Airbus, concluding some of the Airbus subsidies violated WTO rules, according to congressional aides and lawmakers briefed yesterday. A WTO panel issued…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]