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Boeing To Protest Air Force Tanker Award To Northrop Grumman-EADS Team

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By Emelie Rutherford and Jen DiMascio Boeing [BA] announced last night it will protest the Air Force's award to a rival Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) team for contract worth at least $35 billion to build the service's air-refueling tankers. The Chicago-based company will file the protest today, asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Feb. 29 decision, it said in a statement. "Our team has taken a very close look at the tanker…

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