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Air Force

Murtha: Latest Tanker Fight Bolsters Case For Split Buy

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Friday, November 6th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House's lead defense appropriator said yesterday industry and congressional squabbling over the Air Force's latest solicitation for aerial-refueling tankers proves the best way to dodge further delays with the aircraft is to have both competitors build them. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) had wanted to compel the Pentagon to pursue a tanker split buy, between Boeing [BA] and a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) team, but backed down…

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