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Gates: Pentagon Weighed Changing Tanker Competition Shortly Before Axing It

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said before halting the heated Air Force tanker competition two weeks ago Pentagon officials considered, but decided against, altering the selection process to choose the "best deal for the taxpayer." Gates told Senate authorizers yesterday that he is "very disappointed" he and other Pentagon officials were led on Sept. 10 to cancel the current competition for aerial refueling tankers between Boeing [BA] and a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS)…

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