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Northrop Grumman Cries Foul On Pricing Data-Sharing In Tanker Re-Bid

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said the new KC-X aerial refueling tanker competition is unfair because its rival for the multi-billion-dollar contract, Boeing [BA], has access to Northrop Grumman's proprietary pricing data. "Northrop Grumman continues to be greatly concerned that its pricing information from the previous tanker competition was provided by the government to its competitor," Northrop President and General Manager Paul Meyer said in a written statement. "Access to comparable pricing information from Boeing has thus far…

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