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Air Force

McCain Won’t Fight Northrop Tanker Exit As Hill Weighs Next Step

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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a close watchdog of the contest to build the next Air Force tanker, said yesterday he will not fight to change Northrop Grumman's [NOC] decision to exit the contest and will closely monitor Boeing [BA] going forward. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said it may accelerate the aerial-refueling tanker procurement schedule, following word Monday that a Northrop Grumman-European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) team will not submit an aircraft proposal. Lawmakers backing Northrop Grumman-EADS,…

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Unmanned Systems

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